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Preempt
Preempt: PE
Definition
Action that reverses competitive position, giving the player a superior advantage, limiting a rival's ability to exploit a player's weakness, or both. Preempts are usually decisive and swift so as to surprise and disable the competition.
Red Herring
Red Herring: RD
Definition
An action or communique that draws an opponent - usually a competitor - away from its preferred position or intended course of action.
Venezuela-Colombia Diplomatic Dispute
April 3, 2008
Diplomatic Play Action Map
During his two terms in office, Colombian President Alvaro Uribe has made steady gains in marginalizing the FARC, a leftist-guerilla movement that has fought the federal government of Colombia for more than 40-years in its effort to impose a communist state. Uribe''s gains have forced the FARC to retreat to bases just within the borders of Venezuela and Ecuador to regroup and plan its operations.
On March 1, 2008, Uribe attacked a FARC base 2 km inside of Ecuador. The attack triggered a regional dispute that saw Ecuador and Venezuela amass toops on Colombia''s border for a tense one-week period.
The attack on the FARC-hideout killed a top rebel commander along with 22 other guerillas, and yielded a laptop that contained information detailing Venezuelan and Ecuadorian support to the guerilla group.
The following play action map details the diplomatic showdown between President Alvaro Uribe of Colombia, President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela, and their regional and international allies.
Posted by: John Koval
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