Some fear that denying Colombia substantial direct and indirect U.S. aid through the certification process will jeopardize cooperation Colombia is giving the Unite States in the war on drugs.
"The degree of close U.S.-China cooperation in the process of coping with the global financial crisis will directly affect how fast the global economy can extricate from the difficult time, " said a commentary in Global Times, a state-run Chinese newspaper.
If there is no such legal power, adequate laws aimed at curbing such damaging activities should be legislated following proper process and legislative-executive power cooperation.