Prothero, P. Mitchell,
Plan Colombia Called Dangerous Failure. P. Mitchell Prothero. - UPI, 2003. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Article 76, Health, 1522-323X; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Originally Published: Plan Colombia Called Dangerous Failure, July 8, 2003; pp. n.p..
"The United States says it is winning the war on terrorism, but few officials argue it is winning the war on drugs. Several government reports and experts on Capitol Hill say Plan Colombia, the U.S.-backed war on drugs in the South American nation, is failing, and some critics say the State Department is mismanaging the operation." (UPI) This article presents the dismal results of Plan Colombia, noting that "despite getting $2.5. billion in U.S. aid specifically to fight narco-traffickers, Colombia is still the world's largest producer of coca, the precursor to cocaine, and has expanded its production of opium poppy to become the largest supplier of heroin to the United States."
1522-323X;
United States General Accounting Office
Air interdiction
Airplanes--Military
Coca
Cocaine industry--Colombia
Drug traffic--Colombia
Economic assistance--American
Economic assistance--Colombia
Fumigation
Kidnapping--Colombia
Military assistance--Colombia
Narcotics--Control of
Narcotics--Control of--Colombia
Paramilitary forces
Spraying
United States--Foreign relations--Colombia
AC1.S5
050
Plan Colombia Called Dangerous Failure. P. Mitchell Prothero. - UPI, 2003. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Article 76, Health, 1522-323X; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Originally Published: Plan Colombia Called Dangerous Failure, July 8, 2003; pp. n.p..
"The United States says it is winning the war on terrorism, but few officials argue it is winning the war on drugs. Several government reports and experts on Capitol Hill say Plan Colombia, the U.S.-backed war on drugs in the South American nation, is failing, and some critics say the State Department is mismanaging the operation." (UPI) This article presents the dismal results of Plan Colombia, noting that "despite getting $2.5. billion in U.S. aid specifically to fight narco-traffickers, Colombia is still the world's largest producer of coca, the precursor to cocaine, and has expanded its production of opium poppy to become the largest supplier of heroin to the United States."
1522-323X;
United States General Accounting Office
Air interdiction
Airplanes--Military
Coca
Cocaine industry--Colombia
Drug traffic--Colombia
Economic assistance--American
Economic assistance--Colombia
Fumigation
Kidnapping--Colombia
Military assistance--Colombia
Narcotics--Control of
Narcotics--Control of--Colombia
Paramilitary forces
Spraying
United States--Foreign relations--Colombia
AC1.S5
050