Consuelo Gonzalez, released hostage of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, with her daughters Patricia, second left, and Maria Fernanda Perdomo in Caracas, Venezuela, on Monday.Photo: AFP
Now realizing, Columbia and Venezuela are in a very dangerous neighborhood, is to realize why it took Hugoo Chavez to secure the hostages.
But, these acts of caring for people get him a lot of mileage and to a greater degree, rightfully so. I don't know about you, but, if push came to shove I would rather have a man with the background and sincere commitment to democratic socialist principles than otherwise. After all, he thought nothing of intervening.
The results were good results. Can anyone else claim such a success given the nature of the hostage takers? I don't think so. Not without causing a war. And a war is the last thing the people of South America need. So, Hugo did good. He did better than good, he did great.
