A court in Bogota ordered the Colombian government to immediately suspend any bombings in zones where the presence of minors is possible. ^[1] The decision followed the admission of a legal protection action (tutela) that questioned specific military operations and requested measures to protect children and adolescents recruited by armed groups. ^[2] The legal action specifically requested a halt to offensive aerial operations on targets where there is certain, objective, or reasonable information regarding the presence of children recruited by armed groups. ^[3] The article states that Colombia lacks the natural resources possessed by Venezuela, including oil, gas, iron, bauxite, steel, coltan, rare earths, and electricity. ^[4] The author argues that Colombia has a strategic interest in maintaining a neighbor that is both wealthy and democratic. ^[5] The author claims that criminal groups and Colombian armed groups currently find refuge in Venezuelan territory. ^[6] The author states that a democratic Venezuela would contribute to the peace of Colombia and prevent the country from facing the same instability it has experienced. ^[7] The judicial order currently imposes a restriction on these types of operations when elements allow for the warning that minors might be present in the designated military targets. ^[8]