To make peace, it is necessary to know how to make war.
Waging war is much more popular than negotiating, because there you need to compromise.
Today, we must acknowledge, that war has not been won.
I've not lived one single day of peace in Colombia, and 90 percent of people here say the same thing. We have gotten used to living in a war - we don't even react to massacres.
If we act together on the drug problem, with a comprehensive vision devoid of ideological or political biases, we will be able to prevent much harm and violence!
I say this as the president of the country which has suffered more deaths, more blood and more sacrifices in this war.
In any symmetrical war in today's world, it is necessary to have regional support.
There are times for making war and times for making peace.
Right here, in this same headquarters, 52 years ago, the Convention that gave the birth certificate to the war on drugs was approved.
