Powell Pledges More Support For Colombia's Anti-Rebel War --South America --Glenn Kessler --Washington Post, December 5th. In a startling example of why the United States is suffering from a growing deficit, the Bush administration has secured the right from Congress to increase foreign aid to Colombia, as a corollary to the war on terrorism. Columbia has already received 1.8 million dollars, to spend on things like helicopters, and, well, helicopters. In 2003, Columbia is expected to receive …showed first 75 words of 1079 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1079 total…Bogota and the city becomes a tourist mecca. Okay, that went too far, but it could happen. At first, I wasn't convinced that the War on Terrorism and the War on Drugs could be fought together. I thought it was a cheap ploy to gain public support for giving away money that we don't have, during a recession. However, they do go together; they are the conjoined circles that meet at the crossroads of poverty.