Reestablishing Colombia's sovereignty; approaches to a new relationship with the US
Petro should push for bilateral relations among equals
by Don Bailey July 25, 2022
The relationship between the governments of the United States and Colombia has been established since the 1820’s based upon a subservient model, which has never recognized each other as equals and is at this point is detrimental to the people of Colombia.
The relationship turned sour after the introduction of Plan Colombia and Plan Colombia II thirty years ago.
Prior to that, in 1982, is when Ronald Reagan announced a “crusade” against drugs, specifically cocaine, and at the same time Pablo Escobar was serving his short-lived career in the Colombian Congress.
But, is the US Government responsible for the introduction of cocaine trafficking in Colombia? Well, yes.
When the CIA established Pinochet as the leader of Chile, he scattered and killed drug dealers, causing Mateo “Cuca” Moreno to take his chemistry skills to Colombia and thus the cocaine trade to the United States was put into overdrive.
However, Washington DC has never taken responsibility for what they started. The US Government uses different terms for their goals in Colombia, from anti or counternarcotics, insurgency or terrorism. This is the same six combinations of terms that were used in the 20 year failed war in Afghanistan but in Colombia the effort of the United States goes back to 1946, at the time of the beginning of La Violencia and influence of the CIA into Central and South America.
More:
https://colombiareports.com/reestablishing-colombias-sovereignty-approaches-to-a-new-relationship-with-the-us/