Our Strategic Interest in Trade with Colombia

[HT: U.S. Chamber of Commerce {via Comment to Bush-related Brief Friday}]

Five former commanders [Generals all] of the U.S. Southern Command have sent an open letter to Congress supporting the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement. The letter clearly lays out why the agreement is in our national interest...

The U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement will build upon Colombia's remarkable transformation over the past decade, which has advanced the the long-term prospects for peace, stability, and development in Central America. It is in our national interest to help Colombia progress along the road toward democratic consolidation and economic development. This trade agreement will advance U.S. security and economic interests by forging a deeper partnership.

Finally, approving this agreement will meet our duty to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with Colombians as they have stood by the United States as friends and allies. For all of these reasons, we strongly urge Congress to approve the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement.

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