Discusses U.S government efforts to end coca production in some Andean countries by funding crop eradication programs, and the consequent increases in cultivation in neighboring countries
[Destroying coca crops] makes farmers in the Andes hate us and creates sympathy for Marxist guerrillas and terrorists ... The Post ... says, "But if Humala wins the ... election, ... Colombia ... will stand as a virtual island in the Andes, surrounded by countries with governments critical of Washington's policies. If continued breakdowns in cooperation occur in Venezuela, Peru, Bolivia or Ecuador, some U.S. officials say they fear that progress made to fight coca cultivation in Colombia could be undermined ..." Why is the U.S. government bent on destroying the coca crops of innocent Andean farmers?