Venezuela, Ecuador send troops to Columbian border

[Middle-aged Europe]

If this escalates into an open military conflict wouldn't this violate the "democracies don't make war against each other" rule/dogma?

Freedom House currently classifies all three countries as "electoral democracies". Even Venezuela is one, as evidenced by the fact that Chavez lost this referendum which would have abolished presidential term limits.

Then again, those countries might not qualify as fully "stable" democracies according to North American or Western European standards.

[Middle-aged Europe]

Fidel Castro is at least still a source of fun:

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