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Originally Posted by HowardCohodas
All the more disappointing that Congress and the President continues to disrespect Columbia by refusing to complete the free-trade deal.
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Yes it is. Just arrived back last week from 12 days in Colombia and I can say without question, the COL MIL has done an incredible job! My in-laws live in north Bogota, not far from the Septima and from the Infantry School. The troops they are turning out are very professional looking, in fact, they don't look any different from what we're turning out from Benning. They even sew on ranger eyes and put the top folds in their PCs, just like our boys do. Those are the obvious small details influenced by the US MIL, but, the real impact is reallly being felt across the country because you can now travel to locations that were off-limits pre Plan-Colombia. That progress was slow and was paid for by lots of COL MIL & Police blood. Lots of folks, both US and COL MIL, can be very proud of their very hard work and sacrifice!
Another thing I have to say about Colombia, they have a far better cell phone network than here in the States. I was in the middle of cattle country in Cordoba and not within 10 miles of a paved road and I had 4-5 bars on my cell phone. Two days ago, passing over the Courtney Campbell Bridge on Tampa Bay and I loose my connection. Happens every time over that hump.
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