Hyde Says War On Drugs 'Adrift' ; Renewed Help Urged for Uribe

The Washington Times › April 06, 2006

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The chairman of the House International Relations Committee says the Bush administration is claiming a "premature victory" in the war against Colombian drug traffickers and diverting its focus to the Middle East.

"I am concerned our efforts to fight the scourge of illegal narcotics seem to be adrift in our hemisphere," said Rep. Henry J. Hyde, Illinois Republican. "After five years of Plan Colombia, we are finally seeing success in our war on drugs.

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Hyde Says War On Drugs 'Adrift' ; Renewed Help Urged for Uribe

"Unfortunately, these positive results seem to have lulled the administration into a false sense of security, causing it to claim premature victo...

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