Colombian Army excels

Rescue hinged on fake ‘international mission’ - CNN.com

Colombian President Alvaro Uribe, senior military commanders and other freed hostages also spoke — Uribe called the rescue mission “an unbelievable military achievement.”

“Today the armed forces of Colombia, the army of this country, our soldiers and policemen are entering the pages of heroes of humanity,” the president said. “They have written the name of Colombia on a golden mold of the democratic world.”

This is no exaggeration. Read the detailed account of how the Army infiltrated the rebels and set up a cinematic helicopter rescue.  Well done.

Hostage takers are complete bastards. If you doubt this, read some of the accounts of Ingrid Betancourt’s years in captivity.

The contrarian has to ask me, is the Colombian Army’s outstanding performance partly a justification of years of training assistance by the U.S. Army?

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