http://www.nationalreview.com/commen...0408120826.asp
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John Walters, the head of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, recently startled the media by admitting that the $3.3 billion Plan Colombia, now in its fourth year, has failed to make a significant dent in the amount of cocaine flowing out of that country. Walters added hastily, however, that he expected to see substantial progress in the next year or so
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Reasons given for not making a dent: Peru and Bolivia increased production of the plant, and that the process has become more efficient so that less plants are neccessary.
There is a misperception that the aerial defolation campaign is actually supposed to decrease the amount of cocaine being trafficked from south to north.