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Originally Posted by D9
I guess Uribe has given them something to think about with the Raul Reyes operation as far as R&R goes. Also, the porous border is a benefit to a few Fronts but is not universally an option. The Southern and Eastern Fronts will be better insulated from the government's CI efforts because of coca revenue and geography, but they are not the whole movement.
I think Santos will get the presidency. But I would still like to see something pulled off with Uribe. That is not an unpopular idea on the ground there.
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I also would like to see Uribe for a 3rd term, but, IMO I doubt the political forces will consolidate sufficiently to allow for this to happen. The sharing of power is a strong impulse between the two major political parties, liberals and conservatives, which has it's origins from
La Violencia. Thus I can't see the parties choosing to support a 3rd term. The true irony regarding a possible 3rd term lies in the fact that most of the opposition would come from his own party, the liberals, since Uribe has significant conservative support and is opposed by the more radical elements within the liberals.