Obama sends second US official as Republicans fear for national interest

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Colombia Reports

Obama sends second US official as Republicans fear for national interest
Mar 6, 2015 posted by Alice Bradshaw-Smith

US President Barack Obama has sent a second top official to attend Colombia’s peace talks, while Republicans stress a peace deal must not harm US interests in the region.

Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy and Human Rights, Sarah Sewall, arrived in Colombia on Wednesday, and will stay until Saturday to meet with a range of Colombian government officials and non-governmental representatives.

This reinforcement of US support in the peace process adds to the appointment of Special Envoy Bernard Aronson, who last week was sent by President Obama to monitor the ongoing negotiations.

Sewall’s arrival underscores a continued US presence in the complex peace process, which aims to put an end to the half-century long attempt of rebel group FARC to overthrow the Colombian government.

Read more: http://colombiareports.co/obama-sends-second-us-official-as-republicans-fear-for-national-interest/

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(Peace in Colombia is not in US' national interests? How sick is this?)

[bemildred]

1. Sure, like the Republicans ever gave a shit for the national interest.

The Republican idea of the national interest is seeing how many wars we can lose against rag-tag insurgencies.

[jtuck004]

2. If Rubio ever lacks in donations, he could go to work as a bulldozer operator for ISIS.

From the article...

...However, Republicans have urged the US representatives to consider the impact of a peace deal on the interests of the United States.

In a letter directed at Aronson, Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) warned of the potential for a “serious and long lasting effect on the national security interest of the United States.”
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[Turbineguy]

3. US interests

would be the free flow of cocaine into the US....