LAWMAKERS SUGGEST EXPANSION OF SECURITY ASSISTANCE TO COLOMBIA

/ March 11, 2002 at 5:00 AM
The Colombian military lacks the resources to gain complete control of their country and the United States may have to expand its role in the region to assist in this process, according to lawmakers and Defense Department officials. During a March 5 Senate Armed Services Committee hearing, Maj. Gen. Gary Speer, acting head of U.S. Southern Command, said the "current force structure and the resources available to the Colombian military are inadequate to establish a safe and secure environment." U.S...

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