Editing Mercenary (section)

===Colombia===
In 2006, a US congressional report listed a number of PMCs and other enterprises that have signed contracts to carry out anti-narcotics operations and related activities as part of [[Plan Colombia]]. Referring to the use of American PMCs in Colombia, the former US Ambassador to Colombia [[Myles Frechette]] has said: "Congress and the American people don't want any servicemen killed overseas. So it makes sense that if contractors want to risk their lives, they get the job".<ref name="Lynch">{{cite news |last1=Lynch |first1=Diego |title=The rise and dominance of Colombia's private military contractors |url=https://limacharlienews.com/south-america/colombian-private-military-contractors/ |access-date=28 May 2020 |publisher=Lima Charlie News |archive-date=14 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200514160110/https://limacharlienews.com/south-america/colombian-private-military-contractors/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Not only have foreign PMCs worked in Colombia, but a disproportionate number of the mercenaries with PMCs are Colombian, as Colombia's long history of civil war has led to a surplus of experienced soldiers. Also, Colombian soldiers are much cheaper than soldiers from [[developed country|developed countries]].<ref name="Lynch"/> PMCs from several Middle Eastern countries have signed contracts with the Colombian Defense Ministry to carry out security or military activities.<ref>[http://www.colectivodeabogados.org/article.php3?id_article=1253 "Private Security Transnational Enterprises in Colombia"]. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080417203427/http://www.colectivodeabogados.org/article.php3?id_article=1253|date=17 April 2008}}. José Alvear Restrepo Lawyers' Collective, February 2008.</ref>