Well, you asked about whether or not this will help the average Colombian, and I don't know who you have in mind with the “average Colombian”. It may well be that for a middle-class Colombian living in Bogota, there may be some gain. For millions of Colombians living in rural areas, for indigenous Colombians, for Afro-descended Colombians, there's a very different reality, a reality that could be about increased displacement, increased violence, and that is not about well-being, economic or otherwise.
On May 6th, 2010. See this statement in context.