US may cut Colombia budget

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Channel 4 news

US may cut Colombia budget
Last Modified: 11 Jan 2009
By: Lindsey Hilsum

Dubbed "Plan Colombia", in the past decade the United States has poured $6billion into the south American country in an attempt to combat drug trafficking.

The scheme was set up by President Clinton and continued by George Bush.

But now as Barack Obama prepares to take up office it could be under threat, limted achievements and concerns with the human rights records of the military units America funds tempting the incoming adminstration to pull the plug.



Read more: http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/politics/international_politics/us+may+cut+colombia+budget/2901502

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[Deja Q]

1. You forgot this one:

[Double T]

2. Pull the plug and stop the waste.

[machI]

3. Money spent on the War on Drugs = money wasted

Keep the money here in the United States where it can do some good.

[John Q. Citizen]

4. Stop the war on humans! Deep Six Plan Colombia.

[bemildred]

5. There is no need for a Colombia budget.

Nothing has been accomplished. In fact less than nothing has been accomplished, damage has been done to no useful purpose.

[Oldenuff]

6. Thumbs up for this idea

The US has no right to be dumping tons of herbicides in other countries in the War on Drugs.It's a despicable practice to pollute another country because we don't have the backbone to deal with the realities of "illegal" drugs.

[Grinchie]

7. Sell your Monsanto stock, thats billions in Rounup Sales that will disappear.

And not a minute too soon.