Armed Intervention

FARC's declaration of war on the Colombian government forces not only shocked the UA, but also their advisors, Russia and Xin.

Timochenko not only pushed the plan ahead by half a year, but he also didn't send a message before he pulled the trigger.

However, he couldn't take the entirety of the blame.

Juan died at the hands of the CIB... Whether or not he really died because of the CIB, it was an excellent opportunity to attack the pro-UA government.

The Colombian President was dead, the vice president was too incompetent to step in, thus the power struggle within the elites was escalating. The entire political situation in the country was in chaos and the popular support had plummeted...

The excuse and the timing for a revolution were there. If he didn't use this opportunity, when would be a better time?