Hagel says Colombia to be valuable global trainer

[Judi Lynn]

Hagel says Colombia to be valuable global trainer
By LOLITA C. BALDOR, Associated Press | October 10, 2014 | Updated: October 10, 2014 9:07pm

TOLEMAIDA MILITARY BASE, Colombia (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel praised Colombia's advances in counterterrorism on Friday and said that the South American country will provide valuable training and peacekeeping assistance around the globe as its internal conflicts wind down.

Hagel, who met with top Colombian leaders, said they discussed the threat that Islamic State militants pose, but that any decision to participate in that fight would be up to Bogota.

Colombia is Hagel's first stop on a six-day, three-country trip to South America. He will also visit Chile and Peru, where he will attend a conference of defense ministers from the Americas.

"Threats today in the world know no boundaries, whether they come from climate change or terrorism or transnational criminal networks," said Hagel, who met Friday with Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and Defense Minister Juan Carlos Pinzon. "We are all together in our efforts to fight terrorists. How we do that is up to each country."

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[jwirr]

1. Oh, dear didn't we just read an OP about two groups that are kind of evil fighting each other? What

are we going to do there? I guess I do not understand this.

[PeoViejo]

2. Colombia should be able to teach Third-World Regimes a thing or two, then maybe not.

Techniques such as Forced Disappearances, False Positives, Genocide, Murdering Locals to make way for Palm Oil Plantations, Protecting Illegal Drug Shipments, Political Assassination and making the Wealthy, Wealthier.......

[Demeter]

3. the US is planning to outsource its Mayhem division?