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I've been following what's happening in Colombia because it's the country of my childhood.

On one hand, it seems strange that a country that has suffered so much from violence and war would be debating if they want peace or not. But in Colombia, a part of society is deeply connected with the war as a means of making a living.

Colombia is in a risky position. They've got a peace process that's going nowhere, and a drug production problem that's skyrocketing.

The basic dream of many Colombians is to have a secure nation, without exclusions, with equity, and without hatred.

I miss Colombia. It's a great place.

I just want to serve Colombia.

I love Colombia's military. I love my country.

We have a bad image in the world, I've got to admit. I just want people to think twice about Colombia. Don't go by the first impression.

After Plan Colombia came the Colombian Free Trade Agreement. Hillary Clinton opposed the treaty when she was running against Barack Obama in 2008 but then supported it as secretary of state.

In 2000, just before leaving the White House, Clinton ratcheted up military aid to Colombia. Plan Colombia, as the assistance program was called, provided billions of dollars to what was, and remains, the most repressive government in the hemisphere.