Employing U.S. SOF in Colombia: Updating Strategy to Achieve The Desired End State

Abstract

Through the end of 2002, security assistance to the Government of Colombia has been limited to Counterdrug-type training. NSPD/PDD-l8 has made provisions to permit the use of available CD funds for supporting operations directed against U.S.-recognized terrorist organizations that have credible links to the illegal drug trade. This paper proposes taking this authority to operationally employ U.S. SOF deployed to Colombia in a balanced strategy of Counter-Drug and Counter-Insurgency operations that include the provision of allowing SOF to participate in an advisory role during combat operations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 09, 2004
Accession Number
ADA422761

Entities

People

  • Richard R. Navarro Jr

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Colombia
  • Combat Operations
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Department Of State
  • Drug Trafficking
  • El Salvador
  • Governments
  • Human Rights
  • Insurgency
  • Interagency Coordination
  • Military Operations
  • National Security
  • Security
  • Societies
  • Terrorists
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

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