In his last months in office United States President Bill Clinton introduced an aid package worth roughly $1.3 billion dollars,in order to help the Colombian government with their war on drugs. This large sum of money was allocated to Colombia to mostly assist with large scale security issues that were a direct result of drug cartel related violence. The capital provided by the U.S. was much needed, because the funds were not readily available to Colombia and efforts up to that point were dismal at best, due to the lack of resources. The United States’ contribution to Colombia’s war on drugs was not only a humanitarian act, but also a necessary act in order to prevent further movement of cocaine and related violence to the United States. This aid package was not the first time the United States provided funds to Colombia as the U.S. has been involved since the very beginning of this war on drugs.
Picture: Bill Clinton
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