Colombia and the War on Drugs

In 1823 the United States declared in the Monroe Doctrine that it claimed interest in the Western World. And America has pursued this goal. But what kind of effect have we had in Central and South America? In many cases, America should not have had the right to involve itself in Latin America. For instance, the War on Drugs which the US has waged, which has had a very negative affect on the people of Colombia, …

…human rights, and I feel the United States should help aid them, as opposed to aiding the government which abuses those rights. The drug war has not had the effect it should have had, and the CIA’s involvement turns it into a very hypocritical war, which has caused unnecessary destruction. I strongly feel that America must stop trading human rights standards for access to oil, and carefully evaluate this pattern in our foreign policy.