We need to put more effort into more effective military intelligence, and it's not a question of throwing more money at the problem. It's a problem of strategy, pure and simple. I earned a Ph.D. in public order. I buried three presidential candidates while in office, and during the past nine months as mayor there were 130 acts of narcoterrorism. I think I coined that phrase.
Public order is crucial, and that is clearly the role of the military.
We will invite the European Union and the U.S., the world, to get involved if they so want. That may mean the construction of roads, airports, agro-industrial projects, job creation. That's a very good start. Maybe we could involve other countries in that process as well. Relations between the U.S. and Colombia under President Samper were strained to the limit because of accusations that his election campaign had received money from drug cartels.