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Colombian armed conflictPlan ColombiaLeftist Rebels Hire Spanish MercenariesIt's a narcoeconomy and the civil war goes on to this very day. I'm enjoying my double double, thanks.
Okay, so you think shutting down Free Trade with Colombia will help their civil war, when basically the FARC is based on drugs? Creating economic opportunity for their population will make farmers switch from growing coca to coffee, or fruits or something that is legal.
The civil war sucks, but we should stick our heads in the sand? Should we not trade to Afghanistan either? Or Iraq? Or Thailand and the Philippines? They all have rebellions of some sort.
And there are no labor laws. Guess what? Most developing nations have piss poor labor laws. The fact is, neither did we in the beginning, but we slowly got them through the sacrifice of brave men and women. Colombia, in time, will grow internally to get the same standards we have now. Going out and punishing them for practices will ultimately harm both economies, especially Colombia.