While the administration’s timid terror policies are tested abroad and at home, the leftists in this hemisphere are still up to no good. This time they have been caught in the act. Colombia recovered electronic evidence of ties between the Ecuadorian government, led by leftist president Rafael Correa, and FARC, the communist guerrilla army that has been waging war on Colombia for decades. A video that was released by the Colombian government shows that FARC gave money to the Correa 2006 election campaign. This video has been shown to be authentic.

For years, communist guerrillas have operated out of Ecuador and Venezuela with impunity due to the political inclinations of their presidents. So why does the administration want to install another leftist to power in Honduras? Are they not aware that the deposed leftist ex-president Mel Zelaya of Honduras was involved in drug trafficking? Did they not know that Zelaya publicly called for the US to legalize drugs? As usual, the administration is supporting a policy of extending a hand to the anti-American leaders in Latin America: Chavez, Castro, Zelaya, etc.

Latin Leftists: Evo Morales, Mel Zelaya, Daniel Ortega, Hugo Chavez, and Rafael Ortega

Many other blogs simply report and give opinions… I’ll go one step further and give you a better policy: economically and politically isolate governments that hurt US interests, support drug trafficking, and destabilize the region. With Chavez, reduce dependence on Venezuelan oil, cut economic ties further, ignore his meaningless antics, and mount international pressure to reduce his authoritarian, anti-democratic practices. With Correa, the same. With Bolivia’s Evo Morales, the same. With Nicaragua’s Daniel Ortega, the same. With Zelaya, keep him out of power in Honduras. With Castro, press for democratic reforms, make political prisoners famous, and continue a strict embargo on the government. In general, make these socialists famous for their crimes and for their damage to their own countries and people. On the flip side, support governments that fight socialism, promote stability, and fight the drug cartels. We should assist them with joint operations, cooperating on some intel, some international aid, and preferential trade relations. I could go on, but you get the idea. It is a simple philosophy: positive reinforcement for international cooperation and negative reinforcement for destabilizing and anti-democratic behavior. If only the administration had such clear thinking. They need a logic czar.

-AG