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Comments by my colleague Professor Evan Ellis of the U.S. Army War College on Columbia,

once upon a time, one of the closest allies on the planet to the United States.

And now in the hands of a deeply troubled man who has failed in all instances, Gustavo Petro,

is an election. And there's a two-part election. And it's possible that with one side,

the right of center side, prevailing, Columbia could start

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