Compared with the strong-arm tactics employed by his Mexican counterpart Felipe Calderón, Colom seems resigned to defeat. Comments in January that the country was helpless against an ‘avalanche’ of drug-trafficking from the north were aimed at securing international support, but do little to inspire confidence in his leadership.
较之墨西哥总统费利佩·卡尔德龙所采取的强硬策略，科洛姆似乎甘于接受失败。1月有关危地马拉面对北方贩毒‘雪崩’束手无策的评论目的是争取国际支持，但对于激发对其领导能力的信心却鲜有作用。