I don't think the American people would see it that way either, especially with Americans dying on a daily basis. Look, I think that's right and I'll point out also there is a clear precedent for this. When George W. Bush was president, you had the nation of Colombia just wracked by drug cartels, the Medellin cartel, the Cali cartel. And the result of these cartels is crime in Colombia was out of control, the murder rate was out of control. (26:06–26:15)
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Asserts that Colombia was heavily affected by drug cartels during George W. Bush's presidency.
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