I long semi-joked about the Axis of El Vil (the Vile One) as a Venezuelan-Cuban alliance that was not quite threatening enough to be an Axis of Evil but mighty annoying nonetheless, and searching for a third to make it a proper Axis. Haiti seemed like a candidate for a while there.
But now there is a formal manifestation of this entity, and it has grown. ALBA, the Bolivarian Alliance for the People of Our America, is Hugo's proto-empire to poke sticks at America.
Right now, ALBA is balanced between being a joke and a threat to us and other democrats in the region.
We shall see if Honduras escapes the clutches of Chavez or whether ALBA continues to grow and morph into a real threat.
I hope the Dutch are paying attention. Although we should count ourselves lucky that Chavez is wrecking the effectiveness of his military with his bizarre theories of military operations.
About Me
- Brian J. Dunn
- I live and write in Ann Arbor, Michigan. University of Michigan AB and MA from Eastern Michigan University. One term in the Michigan Army National Guard. Former American history instructor and retired nonpartisan research analyst. I write on Blogger and Substack. Various military and private journals have published my occasional articles on military subjects. See "My Published Works" on the TDR web version or under the mobile version drop-down menu for citations and links.
