💣 Petro’s bombs, Haiti’s miracle

One of Gustavo Petro’s main campaign slogans as he rose to Colombia’s presidency was “total peace,” involving negotiated agreements to demobilize all remaining armed groups in the country — be they left-wing guerrillas, drug cartels or even right-wing paramilitary organizations.

Far from achieving these goals, key government officials admitted this year that the total peace process “did not work out well,” with countless ceasefire violations and horrific bouts of violence in multiple areas of the country. 

Now, Petro seems to have switched tactics, resuming Colombia’s bombing campaigns in a move that has…

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