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2010-02-14 Caribbean-Latin America

Punching above their weight: Colombia Ready to Send Troops to Afghanistan

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Posted by trailing wife 2010-02-14 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 Advanced training for their troops? High mountains, guerilla type fighting? Sounds like Colombia to me.

Maybe above their weight in numbers, but, I think they're trying to move up in skills.

Posted by AlanC 2010-02-14 09:51|| 2010-02-14 09:51|| Front Page Top

#2 It also sends a quiet signal to Morales.

Posted by lotp 2010-02-14 11:06|| 2010-02-14 11:06|| Front Page Top

#3 Maybe above their weight in numbers, but, I think they're trying to move up in skills.

Above their weight in participating on the other side of the world, with the big boys. And of course their trying to improve their skills -- from what I've heard, Afghanistan is where those countries whose special forces are good go to see exactly how good they are, compared to the best. Only Israel doesn't, because they wouldn't be welcome and because they've got other things to do...like track down and wipe out Iranian weapons convoys in Sudan. (Or was it Somalia?)

Posted by trailing wife 2010-02-14 13:38|| 2010-02-14 13:38|| Front Page Top

#4 "countries whose special forces are good go to see exactly how good they are, compared to the best. Only Israel doesn't"

No need for Israel to, tw. They already know exactly how good they are. :-D

Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2010-02-14 14:44|| 2010-02-14 14:44|| Front Page Top

#5 And so do those whose opinion matters, Barbara. Perhaps in the future countries like Columbia will send their SF teams to work alongside Israel for the same reason they now go to Afghanistan.

Posted by trailing wife 2010-02-14 18:23|| 2010-02-14 18:23|| Front Page Top

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