As the cocaine trade developed in the 1970s, most efforts went to interdicting the flow to the U.S.; little attention was given to decreasing the American appetite for it. This failed policy allowed trafficking to flourish in the 1980s, resulting in untold deaths and countless dollars being spent in a futile effort to win the drug war. The author supervised the antinarcotics operations of the U.S. Embassy in Bogota as the deputy chief of mission and charge d'affaires during the late 1970s. This work provides an insider's ...
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As the cocaine trade developed in the 1970s, most efforts went to interdicting the flow to the U.S.; little attention was given to decreasing the American appetite for it. This failed policy allowed trafficking to flourish in the 1980s, resulting in untold deaths and countless dollars being spent in a futile effort to win the drug war. The author supervised the antinarcotics operations of the U.S. Embassy in Bogota as the deputy chief of mission and charge d'affaires during the late 1970s. This work provides an insider's account of the formative years of drug policy and the failure of the U.S. and Colombian governments to form an alliance against traffickers during this critical period.
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