Doesn’t this sorta look like the Columbian government could have done this any time they wanted to?
Rather than look good, this is rather troubling to me.
I’m glad for the rescue, and wondering how long they held off for the right time to execute it.
I am sure the Colombian gov’t waited years to rescue the Americans. They figured they would wait until a guy with a middle name Hussein had a chance to win the White House before they would rescue them.
FARC is being decimated. The computers recovered a couple months ago have been a treasure trove of info on FARC’s structure and their relationship with HUGO and his buddies. 3 of their top leaders have been killed or died in the last few months. URIBE has them on the run, and is the most popular President in South America. MCCain happened to be there when the raid was launched. Good for him, because if anyone knows what the hell of being held captive by marxist animals is, it is Sen McCain.
I hope tonight we see pictures of our men with Sen McCain standing next to them.
They probably could not just go in any time and gotten a successful rescue. They have tried on several occasions, and made a good effort in a dangerous situation. They've spotted the hostages a few times, but were unable to rescue them successfully, mindful of an incident last year when several Colombian hostage politicans were killed in a FARC "friendly fire" incident. Over time, the Colombian army has been able to disrupt a lot of FARC's command and control structure, and that probably helped the rescue effort today.
It's really a miracle that the hostages were rescued alive. Sometimes the better thing to do is wait for the right opportunity.
And now Uribe can take off the gloves and get more aggressive against FARC. Hopefully, the lefty politicians like Bentancourt have learned a lesson and will stay out of rebel-held areas as the next offensive unfolds.
Columbia has been working for this for a long time. This is NOT a publicity stunt, and Juan McCain had nothing to do with it.
Rather than look good, this is rather troubling to me.”
No, they had to reach a tipping point where they could get enough HUMINT to find the hostages, and have the Communist terrorists disorganized enough to accept having Colombian Special Forces planted on them. They couldn't have done it without the Magic Laptop El Commandante Used To Have Before He Was Retired With a 5.56 Round to His Head.