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File Name | S21-Policy-Stoa-27-NEG-ColombiaDrugs.docx |
File Size | 47.16 KB |
Date added | February 15, 2021 |
Category | Archived |
Tags | Debate, Policy, Season 21, Stoa |
Author | Vance Trefethen |
AFF plan cancels US military presence and/or assistance helping Colombia with drug interdiction. The primary issue in Colombia is the growth of coca plants, which are processed into cocaine. NEG will argue that the only time that has failed is the times when we WEREN’T interdicting – that’s when cocaine in Colombia went up. And the latest US effort, initiated just a few months ago, is not just about drugs, it involves a broader stabilization effort throughout the countryside. Colombia is only now starting to recover from a 50-year civil war that began in the 1960s and ended a couple years ago with a negotiated settlement. But the recovery is fragile and if neglected rural areas don’t see the presence of law and order and civil institutions, they will drop back into civil war and chaos. US military aid, including drug interdiction, is key to the success of that effort.