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Posted by FoM on July 26, 2001 at 08:48:33 PT Editorial Opinion Source: Miami Herald The United States must continue the anti-drug fight in Colombia. The vote fell along partisan lines, but the House made the right choice to fully approve a continuation of U.S. aid for the anti-drug fight in Colombia. Lawmakers rejected an amendment that would have cut the $676 million Andean Counter-drug Initiative by $100 million. Ultimately approved as part of the overall foreign-aid bill, the initiative targets funds to Colombia and six other countries in the region. As the largest consumer market for Colombian cocaine, the United States cannot abandon the fight now. Snipped Home Comment Email Register Recent Comments Help |
Comment #4 posted by mayan on July 26, 2001 at 15:55:39 PT |
Q:How can they reduce the supply of narcitics flowing into our country? A:They can't The more they try to stop the flow, the more they drive up the price. The more they drive up the price, the more of an incentive there is to produce & distribute it. DUH!!! ARE THESE PEOPLE TOTALLY INCAPABLE OF THINKING? [ Post Comment ] |
Comment #3 posted by dddd on July 26, 2001 at 10:31:20 PT |
What is the "Andean Initiatives" price?..676 Million?,,,I thought it was 15 Billion?...who knows?.dddd [ Post Comment ] |
Comment #2 posted by Jose Melendez on July 26, 2001 at 10:29:09 PT:
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"Congress, however, must keep in mind that Colombia's narco-industrialists are entwined with the left-wing insurgency and with the country's right-wing paramilitaries. " ...and what are America's narco-industrialists entwined with... D.A.R.E. I say more?
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Comment #1 posted by kaptinemo on July 26, 2001 at 09:50:36 PT:
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"If all your friends jump off a cliff, do you have to jump off, too?" Remember that one? So, 'we' (Congress has rodents in the pocket, again; nobody asked this taxpayer's permission!) unwisely 'gift' the Colombian government with 1.x Billion taxpayer's dollars; but they are screaming for more of our hard earned money. Do we now have to throw more good money after bad? This article says we do. The writer(s) of the Herald are welcome to waste their 'expendable income' on whatever tomfoolery they like, but I take exception with handing taxpayer's money to murderers. Which is exactly where these funds will wind up, in the hands of the paramilitary types who are in cahoots with the Colombian military. The ones using chainsaws on little kids, as object lessons to the rest of the campesinos. If the US wants to end the menace of illegal drug trafficking, it must take the bull by the horns, and debate the necessity of removing the trade from the hands of these murderers and regulate it through licensing and control, as we do with other drugs like alcohol and nicotine. Otherwise, it will not only be your money Congress wants in the very near future, but eventually, your children. To fight a demonstrably unwinnable war far away. One which Congress is vainly throwing buckets of money at in hopes that it may avoid that eventuality. It's long past time to stop and think about what we're doing. Before the quicksand we're in because of our misguided 'help' gets up to our knees. sincerely, [ Post Comment ] |
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