Dear Representative Gutierrez,
I hope you will join Representitive Schakowsky and become a co-signer of the Baldwin-McGovern-Schakowsky “Dear Colleague” letter, which asks President Obama to take caution when evaluating further military aid to Colombia.
Since its inception Plan Columbia has not done what it set out to do; effectively curtail narcotic activity in Colombia. On the contrary there continue to be serious concerns about human rights abuses by the Colombian military; abuses our military aid would seem to inadvertently enable. For these reason the United States should not augment military aid to Colombia until that military can show improvement in its human rights record and demonstrate that it can use the funds already provided to effectively accomplish the task for which said funds were appropriated.
I will continue to follow this story with interest and look forward to seeing your name on the list of undersigned members of Congress.
-HW
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