Brett Wilkins
Sep 24, 2025In his stirring final speech to a United Nations General Assembly, Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Tuesday called for an international armed intervention to end Israel’s nearly two-year genocide in Gaza.
“We need a powerful army of the countries that do not accept genocide,” Petro, who is in his last year in office and is limited under Colombian law to a single presidential term, told world leaders gathered in New York. “That is why I invite nations of the world and their peoples more than anything, as an integral part of humanity, to bring together weapons and armies.”
“We must liberate Palestine,” he asserted. “I invite the armies of Asia, the great Slavic people who defeated Hitler with great heroism, and the Latin American armies of Bolívar.”
“We’ve had enough words; it’s time for Bolívar’s sword of liberty or death,” Petro argued, referring to the 19th century Latin American independence hero Simón Bolívar.
They are presumed to have nuclear weapons. I won’t speak to their effectiveness, nor of Israel’s likelihood to use them, but it does need to be factored in. Especially since those in power are likely to become very desperate when their grip on power is threatened.
None of this means we shouldn’t do it, just that we need to account and plan for the risks.
If countries that also have nukes participate nothing to worry about