This is a short and interesting story that demonstrates developing nations can still push back against U.S. hegemonic behavior. We insist on fighting the misnamed war on drugs beyond our shores instead of addressing demand as Morales argues, and no doubt this creates a negative perception of the U.S. as we meddle in their internal affairs.

http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/...Q3YE6mM.reddit

I have no regrets - in fact, I am pleased to have expelled the US ambassador, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and to have closed the US military base in Bolivia. Now, without a US ambassador, there is less conspiracy, and more political stability and social stability. Without the International Monetary Fund, we are better off economically.
I don't agree with the following comment, but I can certainly see why others on the receiving end would perceive it that way. I think we just arrogantly assume everyone will want to do things our way.

He says: "It [drug trafficking] must be fought - we are convinced of that - and we are doing so more effectively and more wisely. When the United States was in control of counternarcotics, the US governments used drug trafficking for purely geopolitical purposes .... The US uses drug trafficking and terrorism for political control .... We have nationalised the fight against drug trafficking. "