About 50 percent of the national budget is spent to fight rebels in the north.
They might have been angry he wasn't there to fight the rebels with them.
He took the field to fight the rebels, but was defeated.
They fought the rebels and the Mexican federal troops until 1918.
Instead, he had to continue fighting the rebels for a time and his resources were spread thinly.
"If I had twenty sons, they would all be fighting the rebels!"
But he said few members from either party had raised objections as the administration has started to help Colombia fight the rebels.
The Wolfes had lost a lot of men fighting the rebels.
They're here to fight the rebels, not steal from the King's loyal subjects.
He sought to gain the freedom to maneuver and fight the rebels on his own terms.