Plan Colombia # 1

The US is spraying poor Colombian farmers and Amazonian lands with herbicides. They put all this money into destroying the plants, rather than putting American citizens into rehab programs. The U.S. looks the other way as paramilitary groups kill civilians. The U.S. care more about Colombian oil than the people. Afro-Colombians are especially targeted. Should we continue spending billions of US tax dollars to fund the paramilitary (which commits terrible human rights abuses) to secure the Colombian oil supply and provide corporate welfare to the defense industries, and should we continue destroying the environment to make sure there is a market for Monsantos's toxic pesticides?

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[MrTeaB]

this is disgusting.agent orange anyone?that 'simple' US citizen should simply have his house fumigated. despotic whacko's- keep your ideas to yourself and stop spraying other countries with toxic crap.

[danostamper714]

exactly right the state of Florida forbid the Federal Government from spraying the exact toxic chemicals on their state lands that had marijuana fields growing

[marcosema]

Unfortunately for Mr. Brownsfield , todays facts have proven his plan is a total failure , after 8 years and 6 Billion Dollars (6 000 000 000 Dollars) in free military aid , he has only managed to increase cocaine production in 15% in Colombia. (Thats right, not decrease but increase) he has also managed to destabilize neighboring countries in the way

[rockdude1995]

well the colombians produce the drugs but americans bu them,consume them,and sell them.

[WarmongerWW3]

We should use Agent Orange there. The Colombians are asking for it to save them from themselves.

[kAISER9701]

"We are a simple people in the United States. We like simple formulas." - William Brownsfield, US State Dept

Priceless ...

[malexmed]

ja!! ofrecen una estupida alternativa!! cómo si cultivar piña o yuca mejorara la situación!!!

Por favor, cambiar un problema por otro ??? claro, la cuestión es que sembrar piña o yuca le quita el problema a los gringos pero se lo deja a los campesinos y campesinas que necesitan trabajar....

[bichodomato5]

Francamente meus amigos colombianos, o que vocês achavam que os americanos querem fazer aqui com bases militares? Amor e ajuda? É claro que não. Uribe simplesmente vendeu a sua pátria. Por um preço baixo.

[alexpoo21]

@sousanieves : unfortunately this is another product of the confusion that is promoted through corporate owned media. It is sad that he believes he is doing right for and by his country. Take note gabrielwyeth. This is what some Americans are taught to believe. We can stop this crap if only we are strong enough to put our bigotry aside and grow as people and nations and cultures

[alexpoo21]

@gabrielwyeth : i agree that we allow horrible shit and that we are complicit but if you meant we REAP what we SOW than that is true as well except we are not the beneficiaries of your exploitation. The world corporatocracy is. And what the faceless corporations want is to keep us humans against each other so we never wake up and unite against the true exploitation masters. Please stop playing into their hand by perpetuating the hate and bigotry that sold us out and got us here.

[arcol079]

I am from Colombia and i also agree with you.

[k1net1c]

This documentary is all the more relevant with the US plans for massive military expansion in Colombia--a move opposed by the rest of South America.

[gabrielwyeth]

gringos your time is coming soon all the world hate you, europe hates your ass southamerica too, asia also and russia and north korea wants to nuke your ass, its about time third world war starts and its going to be against you, all the world against poor america, US you rip what you saw.

the biggest drug dealers and warlords in the world.

you may have the best army but you cant win against most parts of the world.

[gabrielwyeth]

you americans think tou own the world, who gives you the right to decide over other countries what they have to do.

and what do you have to say about moral codes and human rights when you invade every country who doesn t share your beliefs. everyone knows usa invaded iraq for its petroleum not for saddam and also you supported hussein with weapons when thay had war with iraq. and what do you have to say about the increase in opium production in afghanistan since us troops invaded them.