Obama, Kerry and the media have been loudly cheering the dirty deal made with the left-wing narcoterrorists of FARC. They cheered it for obvious reasons. Because they support the left-wing terrorists who have kidnapped and murdered Americans. FARC is part of the club of left-wing terrorists and activists and this seemed like another win for Obama.
But instead Colombian voters stood up to FARC and Obama and rejected the dirty deal with terrorists.
The agreement sets up a Reconciliation Council, local councils, long-term agrarian reform, and 10 guaranteed seats for the FARC through 2022: five in both the Senate and the House. In other words, new socialist bureaucracies and guaranteed political power.
The FARC have largely boycotted past elections, but would be a force to be reckoned with. In part, they have already succeeded, since President Juan Manuel Santos's coalition included sympathizers whose priority was the agreement. They would be able to draw on drug-cartel funds, activist networks, violence and intimidation, and state propaganda from the Chavista TeleSUR. All TeleSUR presidents have been Colombian since the 2005 founding, with an eye on influence there.
The agreement prohibits drug trafficking, but some FARC fronts will likely ignore this. The like-minded guerrilla Popular Liberation Army is also ready to move into vacated territory and sustain the profits.
FARC would have gotten what it wanted while recovering from the damage the US inflicted on it under Bush. Its mass murdering leaders would have walked away from more power than ever.