Colombia and the United States: Narcotics Traffic and a Failed Foreign Policy [Library Binding]

Robert W. Drexler (Author)

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Publication Date: September 1997 | ISBN-10: 0786403241 | ISBN-13: 978-0786403240

The author supervised the antinarcotics operations of the American Embassy in Bogot as the deputy chief of mission and charg d'affaires during the late 1970s. This work provides for the first time an insider's account of the formative years of the American drug policy and the failure of the U.S. and Colombian governments to form an alliance against the cocaine traffickers during this critical period. The earlier history of U.S.-Colombian relations is covered, providing background to the failed drug policy.

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Product Details

• Library Binding: 197 pages
• Publisher: McFarland & Company (September 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786403241
• ISBN-13: 978-0786403240
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #656,945 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars An Honest Voice from Inside the American Embassy, June 17, 2002

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This review is from: Colombia and the United States: Narcotics Traffic and a Failed Foreign Policy (Library Binding)

It is clear from the preface that Robert Drexler loves Colombia. To that end, this allows the author the license to speak of the many wrongs in Colombia with absolute honesty. Drexler is a decent American...he correctly points out the grave mistakes in U.S. drug policy in Colombia. However, the interesting quality of this book is the insider information, the first hand accounts of history from someone serving in the American Embassy during the start of the war on drugs in the 1970's. Drexler is an outstanding diplomat. Additionally, his book is superbly written and extremely engaging.