US Promises $1 Billion in Security Help as Colombia Joins 'Shield of the Americas'

Hours after Abelardo de la Espriella became Colombia's president on August 7, the US promised $1 billion in security help and Colombia joined the 'Shield of the Americas,' a group started by Trump. This drops the previous president's talk-first approach. De la Espriella also offered to let US troops operate in Colombia and bomb jungle cocaine labs.