Pd+8+Colombia

Colombia [[image:http://www.la-programming.eu/wcm/images/flags/Colombia.png width="360" height="240"]]
= =

= = = =

= = This cartoon is about the ongoing wars within Colombia. The cartoon is comparing the Vietnam war to those in Colombia. It also shows that the U.S. is involved in helping out. That the U.S. is sending in troops with the army Uncle Sam. It shows the U.S. government is involved.



This cartoon focuses on the subject of the drug trafficking in Colombia. The cartoon is showing just how hard it is to control the drug trafficking which is enlarging. Uncle Sam is holding a single bullet in his hand that is worth $1.4 billion in aid. The cartoon intales that America is expecting Colombia to fix the problem with that little bit of aid.

Plan-Colombia Continues by Susan  Right now the United States are dealing with a major conflict between Colombia. Currently the U.S. is trying to discourage Colombian farmers from growing cocaine. Plan-Colombia has been in effect for several years now and what it does is try stop Colombian farmers from growing the drug, cocaine. The act of this contract is to reduce the amount of cocaine entering the United States. Ninety percent of our cocaine is actually from Colombia, so just imagine how much total cocaine they produce. The United States should continue Plan-Colombia because “Since 2002, violence indicators have been reduced to their lowest levels in decades. Homicides have decreased by 40 percent, kidnappings by 83 percent, terrorist attacks by 76 percent, and attacks against the country’s infrastructure by 60 percent.” Since Plan-Colombia, the economy of Colombia has become more stable because cocaine is available. Which also means that the U.S. is receiving less of the drug, too. The United States should continue to support these programs that are trying to reduce cocaine from being grown because doing so will not only help Colombia become stronger, but the United States as well. __Works Cited: __ ~http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/international/colombia.html