1.   And U.S.-made chemicals are being used to kill crops and farm animals in the effort to eradicate coca plants used to make cocaine.

2.   The most stunning attacks were at the police and military bases in Miraflores, which is critical to U.S.-backed efforts to eradicate coca.

3.   The officials hope that eradicating the coca in Putumayo, and adjacent Caqueta province, will deny FARC valuable resources to fund their guerrilla efforts.

4.   By surrounding the military barracks, they have successfully prevented members of the army from going to the farms and eradicating more coca.

5.   Had Bolivia not eradicated the coca, it faced decertification by the United States and the loss of U.S. aid.

6.   Previous projects have been small and ineffective, sowing distrust among peasants who eradicated their coca only to find that government aid promises were hollow.

7.   Those battalions will be given the task of securing rebel-held areas while fumigation planes eradicate coca from the air.