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Why Colombia?

By | 07.02.08 | 11:57 am

Put yourself in Sen. John McCain’s shoes. You want to flash your war-on-terror and free-trade bona fides, expose your rival’s vulnerabilities and change the conversation from Iraq. Just three hours from Miami is the place to be: Colombia.

Outside of the Middle East, Pakistan and Afghanistan, Colombia is the biggest More…