After the White House said the dispute in South America should be resolved by the countries involved, Bush has announced support for Alvaro Uribe, president of Colombia.
International leaders are jumping in to offer opinions and find a diplomatic resolution for the situation in South America, where Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa sent troops to the border of Colombia and expelled the country's ambassadors after Colombian militants killed FARC rebels across Ecuador's border. Uribe later produced documents he says link Chavez to the FARC rebels.
Anyway, here's a wrap up of the countries' reactions:
The Organization of the American States will meet in Washinton today to find a peaceful end to the dispute.
Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega called Uribe a threat to Latin America.
Brazil demanded an apology from Uribe.
France called for a diplomatic resolution.
Uribe threatened to denounce Chavez in an international court, accused the FARC of plotting a dirty bomb and said Colombia would bring genocide charges against Chavez.
Fidel Castro took advantage of the growing tension to denounce imperialism.
Time magazine explains why Chavez is just rattling a saber.
Sources: Reuters, Time, AP
Photo: Voices of America, Ecuador President Rafael Correa
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