MAS Problems in Bolivia

This is one of those situations that gives foreign aid a bad name. The US in its eagerness to find someone, anyone in Bolivia supporting the eradication of the coca crop funded a "former" member of Evo Morales's Movement To Socialism (MAS). The "former" MAS member, Cimar Victoria, allegedly used the funds provided to him by USAID to solidify power in his region and smash opposition. It is also alleged that he encouraged coca cultivation and helped lead the protests that brought down the pro-US Bolivian President Carlos Mesa. The US is cutting him off, but the damage is done.