LA PAZ, Bolivia—In a country where draft-dodging is endemic among the political elite, Evo Morales was Bolivia’s only elected president to perform obligatory military service, drilling in 1978 with a mechanized cavalry brigade. “The food was really bad,” he recalled in a June speech. But, he added, “The armed forces is synonymous with citizenship and patriotism.”Mr....

Source: Wall Street Journal December 05, 2019 10:30 UTC