During a brief visit to Columbia Monday, President Bush vowed to increase the amount of aid Washington provides to Colombia and to continue Plan Columbia. The Washington Post reports Bush’s visit was designed to showcase the benefits of talking tough on terrorism and being an ally of the United States. Colombia already receives more US aid than any nation outside the Middle East despite concerns from human rights groups. Bush’s visit to Colombia resulted in the country staging a massive security operation to protect the president. Some 15,000 Colombian troops were on hand Monday for Bush’s meeting with Columbia’s President Alvaro Uribe.