It's in the interest of the U.S. to maintain a strong democracy in Colombia.

I say this as the president of the country which has suffered more deaths, more blood and more sacrifices in this war.

When you have another person take part in the interview, you must notify the interviewee.

Today, we must acknowledge, that war has not been won.

To make peace, it is necessary to know how to make war.

Democracy is like three oxen pulling a plough. The oxen are the independent powers, but you have to walk in the same direction; otherwise, you cannot plough and that is what was happening in Colombia. One ox was walking in one direction, the other in another direction, so the democracy was not working.

The fight against drug trafficking by the Colombian government has been present, and the Americans themselves are the first to recognize that.