Drugs, Thugs, and Diplomats: U.S. Policymaking in Colombia AUTH-6458020 To protect its reputation

To protect its reputation

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ISBN13: 9781536892017

Drugs, Thugs, and Diplomats: U.S. Policymaking in Colombia AUTH-6458020 To protect its reputationIn 2000, the U. S. passed a major aid package that was going to help Colombia do it all: cut drug trafficking, defeat leftist guerrillas, support peace, and build democracy. More than 80% of the assistance, however, was military aid, at a time when the Colombian security forces were linked to abusive, drug trafficking paramilitary forces. Drugs, Thugs, and Diplomats examines the U. S. policymaking process in the design, implementation, and