US Army Special Forces Support to "Plan Colombia"

Abstract

Today the US is expanding its military role in Colombia to include Counter-Insurgency. What will be the role of the US Army Special Forces and how can they apply their unique capabilities to meet Colombian and US Strategic Objectives. This paper will analyze United States policy towards Colombia, "Plan Colombia", and focus on the US military assistance required to best support Colombia's effort to gain control of their country and meet US objectives of stopping illegal narcotics production and shipment as well as eliminate lawless areas that can breed terrorist organizations that threaten the world.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 07, 2003
Accession Number
ADA414500

Entities

People

  • Jeffrey D. Waddell

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Drug Trafficking
  • Governments
  • Green Berets
  • Military Education
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Police
  • South America
  • Special Forces
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • United States
  • United States Southern Command
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

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