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Ted Cruz: “Plan Colombia sent the military in and just decimated the…”

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And the people of Columbia elected President Uribe as the president of Columbia. And he asked President George W. Bush, will you help us? And Bush launched what was called Plan Colombia. Plan Colombia sent the military in and just decimated the cartels. Turns out our military is really good at killing the bad guys, and we did so, and it ended up turning Colombia around. It made a massive difference in the nation of Colombia. (26:52–26:58)

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