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Uribe backs Abelardo's determination to restore security in Colombia

Former president Álvaro Uribe declined to dwell on President Abelardo de la Espriella's face-to-face confrontations, backed his determination to restore…

--- The context --- President Abelardo de la Espriella draws many reactions for confronting, face to face, criminals detained in operations in which he takes part. Those encounters are the visible face of the security policy begun on August seventh. Against that backdrop, former president Álvaro Uribe Vélez spoke on a debate program. He preferred not to go deep into the confrontations and focused instead on presidential determination and the country's complex situation. --- The facts --- The head of state shares on his X account the videos where he is seen face to face with detainees and is heard telling them «Bienvenidos a la Patria Milagro». That short phrase is the central fact that prompted the questions to Uribe. Uribe recalled recent violent events, such as the drone attack in Bolívar, which left three soldiers dead. He cited it to underline the seriousness of the moment faced by state forces in several regions. --- The positions --- Uribe said he was prudent and would refer only to the president's determination to restore security, wishing him success. He did not dwell on each video: he backed the presidential will to regain control and calm. He also noted that De La Espriella has been at the Casa de Nariño for three months and that the situation is complex because of what the Petro government did, in his assessment. He hoped for improvement through presidential determination and support from the United States and Israel. --- What remains unknown --- Uribe argued that help from those allied countries does not mean handing over sovereignty, as the opposition says. In his framing, sovereignty today has been lost through terrorism in many regions, and security serves to recover it for the state and democracy. The bottom line was clear: Uribe showed himself in favor of what De La Espriella and his government are doing on security. He offered no new operational detail and no concrete calendar of results. --- Unanswered questions --- Will presidential determination translate into less violence in the regions hardest hit by terrorism? What concrete form will support from the United States and Israel take in security policy? Will Uribe keep his prudence about the confrontations or speak about them again? --- EPM analysis --- By not going deep into each confrontation, Uribe moves the debate from the images toward results: restoring security as the state's central task. His mention of the Bolívar attack anchors that discussion in recent facts. His defense of cooperation introduces the recovered-sovereignty argument: sovereignty is not surrendered by accepting allied help, because it was already lost to terrorism, and security would be the way to return it to the state. 📌 EPM Take: In EPM's view, Uribe's backing strengthens the president's security strategy because it arrives with prudence rather than an empty celebration of the images. The message is that presidential determination should be judged by the effective recovery of territory and of calm for citizens. If allied support produces verifiable results, the thesis of recovered sovereignty will gain force across the country. That backing also orders the public debate around results rather than gestures alone today.
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