Colombia-Venezuela War

South America is on the brink of war as Venezuela and Ecuador amass troops on the Colombian border in response to the killing of a Marxist rebel leader.

A protracted conflict between Colombia and Venezuela threatens to deprive the U.S. of the two subtances we're the most addicted to -- oil and cocaine.

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