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Plan Colombia
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Successes of Plan
FARC broken, seeks peace negotiations
Colombian state no longer on brink of collapse
Much closer US/Colombian ties
Gun deaths drop 20,000-14,000 a year
Colombian state strong enough to change from war to policing
American aid-military to civilian development
Plan Colombia
War with FARC
Failures of Plan
Coca production increased
Production shifts away from areas targeted
Paramilitary drug trafficking unchallenged
"Clear, hold, build" strategy fails
Paramilitaries commit civilian massacres
Civilian aid never amounted to much
Acres and acres of land taken from poor
What Is Plan Colombia and What are its Goals?
- Bilateral US and Colombia pact to curb coca production
- Ran from 2000-2005, $5.4 billion dollar aid package
- Planned to reduce coca production 50% in 6 years
- Mixture of civilian and mostly military aid
http://www.usip.org/sites/default/files/plan_colombia_101999.pdf
All out offensive on FARC territories
New American weapons give government advantage
Government colludes with paramilitaries
"Clear, hold, build"
FARC battered
My Recommendations
Aid Imbalance
Causes Problems
Plan Colombia gave Colombia strength to solve own problems
More Civilian Aid to limit poverty
Disband Paramilitaries/FARC in Peace Process
Pursue drug traffickers regardless of affiliation
Military fumigates/attacks crops in FARC-held lands
Mostly military aid creates one sided approach
80% of aid to military, 20% to poor
Civilians turned off of Plan
Not incentivized to stop growing coca