SANTA MARTA, Colombia -- After flying over blackened coca fields,White House drug czar John Walters conceded that seizing cocaine,destroying coca crops and locking up drug traffickers in Colombiahave had little impact on the flow of cocaine on American streets.
But Walters nevertheless insisted that Washington must stay thecourse with so-called Plan Colombia, a $3.3 billion, five-yearprogram mainly to train, equip and provide intelligence to Colombianforces spearheading the war on drugs.
"We have a history in the United States of not following throughon programs like this," Walters said late Wednesday.
During his three-day visit, Walters also met with President …
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