Today President Obama signed the Colombian Free Trade Agreement. My heart laments as I think about what this means for the future of the people of Colombia. Here is a quote from this website regarding the "losers" in this deal:
"Losers are expected to include small producers in rural and urban areas, and small farmers. These will certainly constitute a reservoir of “crises” for the insurgency and organized crime to draw upon. In other words, the FTA, in spite of benefiting a few winners, might generate enough violence amongst to the greater number of losers, which could erode the economic gains of everyone!"
Lord have mercy.
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