What’s Happenin’ Down There?

A Washington Post story raises the specter of trouble in our own hemisphere:

Morales counts Cuba’s Fidel Castro and Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez among his political allies, along with leftists in Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay.

If I’m counting correctly, that’s six countries.

Here’s more of the story:

Bolivia’s Socialist presidential candidate, Evo Morales, who has promised to become Washington’s “nightmare,” said his victory was assured in Sunday’s elections after two independent exit polls showed him with an unexpectedly strong lead.

The wide margin means Morales, a coca farmer, will likely be declared president in January. He has said he will end a U.S.-backed anti-drug campaign aimed at eradicating the country’s crop of coca, the primary ingredient in cocaine.

Which raises the question: Who’s next after Iraq?

Iran or Syria or North Korea?

Or one of the above countries in this hemisphere?