Colombian president inaugurates the "Congress of peace" to end 50 years of war

Colombian president inaugurates the “Congress of peace” to end 50 years of war

Monday, July 21st 2014 - 07:25 UTC

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Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos opened a new session of Congress on Sunday, calling on lawmakers to back government efforts to strike a peace deal with the FARC rebels to end 50 years of war. Members of Congress were sworn in during the ceremony in central Bogota. Read full article

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Bisley
Santos may mean well, but this won't end well, if he succeeds and gives these revolutionaries a piece of the government. FARC isn't interested in power-sharing (but they'll take anything they can get to advance themselves); they want control of the country, but they will take it in increments. If they are offered any power, they will use it as a base to seize more. There can never be peaceful co-existence with these people; they will continue until they win, or are destroyed.
Jul 21st, 2014 - 06:12 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Anglotino
For 50 years they weren't destroyed by fighting them.

Santos has changed tact and so far is winning the peace. He was elected on this platform and defeated someone who said that fighting was the way to win.

So let's see what happens. So far it is working.
Jul 21st, 2014 - 10:19 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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ilsen
I am hoping for the best with this. After 50 years of a war that has solved nothing, the people, all the people, deserve peace. It maybe difficult but I hope they achieve it.
South Africa and Northern Ireland still have many problems but the sheer level of death and destruction has almost disappeared, compared to 20 years ago. That alone is some form of 'victory'.

50 years and no winner? time for a different approach. I hope this works out well.
Jul 23rd, 2014 - 06:18 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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