Colombia trains troops Washington is ‘restricted from working with’: US general
Source: Colombia Reports
Colombia trains troops Washington is restricted from working with: US general
May 8, 2014 posted by Philip Acuña
A top US general has caused controversy after commending the Colombian military for training personnel that Washington is restricted from working with due to human rights laws.
General John Kelly, Commander of the US Southern Command, praised Colombia for its military partnership with the US at a House hearing on April 29, and expressed the advantages of having Colombia as a proxy for US military training of foreign troops.
The beauty of having Colombia theyre such good partners, particularly in the military realm
when we ask them to go somewhere else and train the Mexicans, the Hondurans
they will do it almost without asking, said Kelly.
The generals most controversial comments however were in regards to Colombias new role as the regions top exporter of military training and security services.
But thats why its important for them to go, because Imat least on the military siderestricted from working with some of these countries because of limitations that are, that are really based on past sins. And Ill let it go at that, Kelly added.
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