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First of all - the TS and I are of one mind on the drug thing. The upside to the war on drugs is it gets a lot of people employed.
Things change, it ain't over 'til the fat lady, don't count your chickens, etc. but -
The FARC right now do not present a threat to the Colombian government. They don't present a threat to the USG either.
They are terrorists. They do destabilize the region some.
Colombia is, I think, going to end up being one of those El Salvador-like success stories. The Colombians are winning. Even they don't realize it at times. I think in part because the war is a comfortable war. People have learned to live with it.
It is a mistake to try to analyze "The FARC" as a whole. Their leadership doesn't have control over every move. They are not very disciplined and they often make huge mistakes.
There is no "bombing strategy" - they are just told to "go fook with them" and they do. There is no master plan anymore. No strategy. Mostly they are just trying to survive and make as much money as they can for themselves before they get busted or put down.
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Somewhere a True Believer is training to kill you. He is training with minimal food or water, in austere conditions, training day and night. The only thing clean on him is his weapon and he made his web gear. He doesn't worry about what workout to do - his ruck weighs what it weighs, his runs end when the enemy stops chasing him. This True Believer is not concerned about 'how hard it is;' he knows either he wins or dies. He doesn't go home at 17:00, he is home.
He knows only The Cause.
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