Plan Colombia Cutbacks

Jacob Sullum | October 11, 2006

A.P. reports that "a $4 billion battle to wean Colombian farmers off the cocaine trade through a combination of military might and U.S. aid [a.k.a. Plan Colombia] is quietly being cut back in a region where cocaine production is surging." Unfortunately, it's the "carrot" part of the program—economic development aid administered by USAID—that's shrinking, while the "stick" of aerial fumigation evidently will remain as big and hard as ever, despite its complete lack of success in curtailing cocaine consumption by Americans.

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|10.12.06 @ 8:58AM|#

The jackboot spray-jobs are certainly a travesty. But c'mon, cutting back on black-hole spending (aid money - i.e. TAX money) is the silver lining here.

I'm too lazy to research myself, but does anyone have a rough guess what each of us would keep if they totally ceased this stupid fucking drug war, and allow the tax payers to keep the billions spent on it? Yeah, I know this is a pipe dream.

|10.12.06 @ 10:08AM|#

The only way they'll cut the cocaine use in this country is to fumigate the dance clubs.

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