Andres Oppenheimer
Colombian President
Here's why:
But if
"It would considerably weaken the argument for keeping
Although removing
Asked about it, a senior administration said the two issues are "absolutely not connected."
In addition, a possible success of the Colombia-FARC peace talks would have a big impact on
The Colombia-FARC talks are scheduled to start
Another scenario making the rounds among
"Colombian terrorist groups could be tempted to join Chavez in an armed resistance movement if the opposition candidate wins," says
While the Obama administration has welcomed
She added, "As we look ahead, we must make it clear that U.S. foreign policy toward the FARC, the Cuban dictatorship and the hemisphere must be based on U.S. interests and not be dependent on any negotiation."
My opinion: It's too soon to know whether Santos' negotiations with the FARC will succeed, or whether they will collapse like so many others in the past. (We should know that soon: Santos has said that the process will not take years, but "months.")
But if they succeed, they are bound to have ripple effects across the hemisphere.
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