Security
I've noticed a lot of griping about the U.S. not financially helping South America as much as it could. Amazing how many people who hate the idea of us being "World Policeman" have no problem with us being "World Wallet."
That the president is not safe during a terror war, or in a nation like Columbia, whose reputation for violence is much older than the Bush Administration is hardly news, nor does it translate to the actual safety of the rest of Americans. The grenade attack on him received almost no coverage.
Another article on the U.S. and Columbia.