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July 03, 2008

One for the history books

Wednesday's daring rescue of a variety of hostages held by Colombian FARC rebels just amazes me. Truely it could, and should, be characterized as nothing short of brilliant. A finer display of competence by the Colombian military simply doesn't exist.

The Colombian military chief justly bragged about the achievement.

Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos said it "will go into history for its audacity and effectiveness." He also acknowledged the risks: "If this had failed, I would have had to resign," he told Caracol Radio on Thursday.

He's right. This feat is right up there with the legendary Israeli Raid on Entebbe for both sheer audacity and the demonstrated competence of those who devised and pulled off both rescues.

None of this should be confused with approval of the pending Colombian Free Trade agreement - which I oppose. It's just that I am deeply impressed with how brilliantly this rescue was conceived and pulled off.

Posted by Kevin at July 3, 2008 12:51 PM