Colombia and the War on Drugs
In 1823 the United States declared in the Monroe Doctrine that it claimed interest in the Western World. And America has pursued this goal. But what kind of effect have we had in Central and South America? In many cases, America should not have had the right to involve itself in Latin America. For instance, the War on Drugs which the US has waged, which has had a very negative affect on the people of Colombia, other countries of the West, and also people of the United States. As the US has continued its tradition of armed intervention in Latin America, the people in Colombia suffer from death, displacement, and human rights abuses. According to Paul Wolf, one to two million people have been displaced from their homes by the violence and live in poverty in refugee camps. Two-thirds of them are children. Thousands of people are assassinated, kidnapped and disappeared in Colombia every year in this political violence. The Colombia
Apparently, drug trafficking has become the equivalent of guerilla has become the equivalent of terrorism. Both the Colombian military and the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (a right-wing paramilitary group) are responsible for over 70% of civilian deaths in Colombia's civil war. The Bush administration now seeks to give more support to that military for US oil interests. The "War on Drugs" has been the only politically viable justification for U.S. military aid to Colombia to date. What better way to ease the transition from "War on Drugs" to "War on Terrorism" than by making the two appear identical? "Where do terrorists get their money?" an ad asked. "If you buy drugs, some of it may come from you." For years the US has had unjust involvement in Latin America. We have had an extremely negative affect in many countries of Latin America, especially Colombia. The Colombian people and children deserve human rights, and I f
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