Colombia has been an ally of the USA and NATO for a very long time. It has waged anti-narcotic campaigns along side the USA. Strategically Colombia has acted as resistance to the Northern Triad. Colombia’s history is one of cooperation in maintaining near shore peace.
The killing of a fisherman was a mistake that needs to end with better legislated policies by the USA dealing with narcotic trafficking. The USA needs to mitigate the loss of this fisherman to his family. An apology to Colombia is in order.
The strike occurred in Colombia’s territorial waters. This had to have been a mistake. Such action would be obvious and should have been avoided. Diplomatic solutions would have been a reasonable action to resolve suspicions.
