Kathianne
02-05-2008, 04:10 AM
I know many are against them, they think they drain jobs from America. From all I've read, just not the case, not like the illegals that come into the country and suppress wages for poor Americans.
Especially in our hemisphere there is a compelling argument to be made that the best way to move democracy forward and remove dictators is for rising prosperity for all. Now I doubt you saw coverage of what was happening in Columbia today, but the implications are enormous. There are links and the pictures are mind-boggling:
http://blog.nam.org/archives/2008/02/colombians_want.php
February 4, 2008
Colombians Want Peace, Prosperity and Freedom
From Bloomberg:
Millions of Colombians dressed in white marched throughout the country and in major cities worldwide today to express outrage at 40 years of violence and kidnapping by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia.
Meanwhile, The Observer reports that Colombia's Marxist guerillas are able to move cocaine out of the country with the assistance of the Venezuelan armed forces, given full support by the communist caudillo, Hugo Chavez.
This is the geopolitical background that should inform every member of Congress as a vote nears on the U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement. In addition to expanding export opportunities for U.S. manufacturers and agricultural interests, a trade agreement will be a powerful force for freedom, a repudiation of FARC and Chavez.
Opponents should look at the photos of the millions of Colombians marching today and ask themselves, "Should we really be telling them just to go to hell?"
Pictures and links to Chavez's reaction regarding FARC:
http://gatewaypundit.blogspot.com/2008/02/massive-protests-against-farc-in.html
Especially in our hemisphere there is a compelling argument to be made that the best way to move democracy forward and remove dictators is for rising prosperity for all. Now I doubt you saw coverage of what was happening in Columbia today, but the implications are enormous. There are links and the pictures are mind-boggling:
http://blog.nam.org/archives/2008/02/colombians_want.php
February 4, 2008
Colombians Want Peace, Prosperity and Freedom
From Bloomberg:
Millions of Colombians dressed in white marched throughout the country and in major cities worldwide today to express outrage at 40 years of violence and kidnapping by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia.
Meanwhile, The Observer reports that Colombia's Marxist guerillas are able to move cocaine out of the country with the assistance of the Venezuelan armed forces, given full support by the communist caudillo, Hugo Chavez.
This is the geopolitical background that should inform every member of Congress as a vote nears on the U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement. In addition to expanding export opportunities for U.S. manufacturers and agricultural interests, a trade agreement will be a powerful force for freedom, a repudiation of FARC and Chavez.
Opponents should look at the photos of the millions of Colombians marching today and ask themselves, "Should we really be telling them just to go to hell?"
Pictures and links to Chavez's reaction regarding FARC:
http://gatewaypundit.blogspot.com/2008/02/massive-protests-against-farc-in.html