Rather than look good, this is rather troubling to me.”
No, they had to reach a tipping point where they could get enough HUMINT to find the hostages, and have the Communist terrorists disorganized enough to accept having Colombian Special Forces planted on them. They couldn't have done it without the Magic Laptop El Commandante Used To Have Before He Was Retired With a 5.56 Round to His Head.
Thanks for the clarification. ;-)