I don't want to underestimate the difficulty of this, because Colombia is paradise next to Afghanistan.
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The U.S. Would very much like to bring this to the council if we can get sufficient support,.. We think it belongs in the council.
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And on human rights, we had a broad coalition on that, and it's too bad that certain countries like Egypt and Pakistan and Cuba and frankly China tried to derail it, but we'll deal with it in the General Assembly and I think there's some steam behind it
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Obviously we'll do a full investigation, working with the Iraqis.
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This is a very dramatic development. These gentlemen who have been arrested do have ties reportedly, have longstanding ties with Syria.
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Yes, narcotics are readily available. But if we weren't doing these projects, the problem would be dramatically worse.
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Sure, it's a frustration. There's no victory. It's just sort of like fighting a chronic disease.
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The United States conducts interventions (against drug trafficking) at the invitation of the Colombian government.
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We are concerned about the inability thus far of Bolivia's new president to articulate whether or not he will allow coca eradication and U.S. Counter-narcotics assistance to continue.
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