tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2732538313987233397.post8795761397205569112..comments2024-03-28T13:20:38.428-05:00Comments on Wrong Way Corrigan: Colombia decides: Imperfect peace or perpetual war?Wrong Way Corriganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10683169906289073239noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2732538313987233397.post-20253229346013089492016-09-29T10:40:29.487-05:002016-09-29T10:40:29.487-05:00Considering the links between previous government ...Considering the links between previous government officials and paramilitaries (paracos), like we saw in Northern Ireland, the finger of blame can be pointed at many people depending on one's point of view. <br />In any agreement there must be compromise, that's the whole point of making a deal. For any peace, the hawks have to give way at some stage.<br />The question facing Colombia is, 'Is now the right time?'Wrong Way Corriganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10683169906289073239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2732538313987233397.post-80782064258580619132016-09-29T10:00:28.938-05:002016-09-29T10:00:28.938-05:00It is a point that you've come back with but i...It is a point that you've come back with but it is an all or nothing perspective. These angle can be applied in any debate. This deal that gives far too much to criminals and thus diminishes the purpose of the state which is to uphold the rule of law that is there to protect it's citizens. I would like to add that I believe everyone even the FARC would like peace (although they see it in a Marxist Utopian state). I am sorry to insist that your reasoning could be applied to almost any bad deal. A prisoner who is not redeeming himself. Let him out because he is wasting his time and that of others.. The conflict has persisted yes, due to many factors that were basically the state being too weak. Now with a lot of help the FARC have been brought around but peace being sold far too cheaply and in a way that diminishes the peace at express of Justice something that should have been paramount. I just feel it's a vanity project of Santos that just wanted to sign a deal, any deal for his own political benefit. The innocent Colombians have been sold off and their basic rights to justice for some pompous rich lot in Bogotá. Stuart Oswaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08935995451698556144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2732538313987233397.post-66702586538751259732016-09-28T16:03:52.908-05:002016-09-28T16:03:52.908-05:00A little bit of poetic license there in the title;...A little bit of poetic license there in the title; but as you write, it has gone on for quite some time in any case.<br />If the deal ends even just some bloodshed and helps Colombia make some progress, then you would have to say it's worth it. Plus, if it allows children who would otherwise have been forced into rebel ranks the chance of another, less violent path, then you would also have to say it's worth a try. A sense of, you could say, 'nothing ventured, nothing gained'.<br />Colombia's myriad of problems will not be solved overnight or with the signing of one peace deal, but perhaps this is the start of something brighter. Time will tell as is written in the article.Wrong Way Corriganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10683169906289073239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2732538313987233397.post-13795141047432162122016-09-28T15:03:52.043-05:002016-09-28T15:03:52.043-05:00Perpetual war!? That's a bit harsh. Yes, the w...Perpetual war!? That's a bit harsh. Yes, the war has been ongoing for and age. That is down largely to a weak state. But perpetual war as a threat to agree to this terrible deal. It was as a result of the Colombian state getting increasingly strengthened that the FARC were brought to the table to begin with. They are close to collapse and being out maneuvered by the changing world. It is fair to say that this represents a terrible deal for the good people of Colombia with no justice at all. Justice being a key component in moving on from the episode.Stuart Oswaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08935995451698556144noreply@blogger.com