Venezuela has reopened its embassy in Columbia

This is another example how Bush and His Evil Minions^™ have poisoned counterterrorism operations. Before Bush and his attempts to overthrow and murder Chavez and his invasion of Iraq, this would have been a major diplomatic incident, bit you would not have seen a mobilization on the borders.

There are legitimate “hot pursuit” situations, though this increasingly appears not to have been one, and I’m expecting a Sy Hersh article in the next week or so casting doubt on the provenance of the laptops “captured” in the operation.

Some facts are clear though.

• The FARC is a terrorist organization that is not much more than organized crime with a veneer of politics.
• Chavez is a pompous jerk and a lousy leader.
• As bad as Chavez is, the political classes of Venezuela are all considerably worse.
• Mending the relationship with Chavez may be one of the bigger challenges facing Bush’s successor, unless it’s McCain, in which case, he’ll invade.