But if Venezuela continues to assist drug gangs and Leftist rebels who fight the Colombians, Venezuela might actually create the reason for Colombia to strike into Venezuela:
The Phony War between Colombia and Venezuela continues. It's all pretty absurd. All the accusations (of imminent invasion by Colombian and U.S. troops), and initiatives (sending more troops to the border, shutting down border crossings, buying billions of dollars in weapons from Russia), have come from Venezuela. Over there, it's become a major activity, keeping the media full of alarming stories about the threat from Colombia, and what Venezuela is going to do about it. Venezuela might be justifiably fearful of a Colombian raid on one of the many FARC bases now operating in Venezuela.
Hugo Chavez really is just a buffoon. A buffoon with lots of oil money and unsavory friends in Iran and Cuba, to be sure, but a buffoon.
Right now it's all fun and games for Hugo, casting about for foreign devils to resist. But he's asking for trouble. I suspect he'll get it.
