Seizing of land, depletion of natural resources, and the disenfranchisement of indigenous populations by U.S. capitalist interests were the catalysts for three civil wars that ravished Central America. These wars resulted in the loss of over 335,000 lives, many of indigenous descent. Through eight billon dollars in military aid to Central American governments, the U.S. was determined to extinguish all socialist movements and uprisings. During the 1980s, at the height of U.S. involvement in Central America, over forty percent of all active enlisted U.S. Army officers were ethnic minorities. Meanwhile in the region, hundreds of thousands of civilians fled their homelands. Many refugees suffer from "Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder," a syndrome that includes violent flashbacks, hallucinations, guilt, depression, and isolation. In an effort to protect the corporate interests of companies such as the Coca-Cola Bottling Company in South America, the U.S. government continues to advance its capitalist agenda, crushing any organization that protects workers' rights. In 2002, the U.S. government promised Columbia 200 million dollars in aid for military and police forces, in addition to the U.S. military presence. However, the numbers of U.S. troops in Colombia are significantly higher than those involved in the Central American civil wars. Nothing has changed. The U.S. government's involvement in Latin America is clear: provide governments with monetary and military aid to assist in systematically thwarting any social movements supporting the rights of the exploited labor class.