We are on the way to save the day..

[JJ_BPK]

I think the Army has its own publicity-seeking SQUEAL unit

U.S. unit to arrive in Colombia to help fight drug trafficking

BOGOTA (Reuters) - A U.S. army unit will arrive in Colombia in the coming days to help the Andean country’s armed forces fight against drug trafficking for a four-month period, the U.S. embassy in Bogota said on Wednesday.

The U.S. Security Force Assistance Brigade (SFAB) will arrive in Colombia in early June, the embassy said, without specifying the size of the unit.

“SFAB’s mission in Colombia is an opportunity to demonstrate our mutual commitment against drug trafficking and support for regional peace, respect for sovereignty and the lasting promise to defend shared ideals and values,” said U.S. Southern Commander Admiral Craig Faller in a statement.

Last year Colombia saw cultivation of coca leaves, the chief ingredient in cocaine, rise to 212,000 hectares (523,863 acres), from 208,000 hectares in 2018.


https://www.reuters.com/article/us-c...-idUSKBN23408L

[Badger52]

"...the U.S. embassy in Bogota said on Wednesday."

Well, who'd have ever thought that the brandy sniffers down at Foggy Bottom couldn't keep their mouths shut.
This is my shocked face.

[miclo18d]

Did Colombia change their constitution? If not then there won’t be too many members of the SFAB going in country.

There is a constitutional limit on the number of US troops are allowed in Colombia.

It was so bad that it was like watching to greeter at Walmart check the number of people going out, then letting that number of people in during “the Rona”

[bblhead672]

Instead of sending troops to Columbia, how about sending them to secure the borders so Columbia's drugs can't get into the country?

[Ret10Echo]

Originally Posted by bblhead672

Instead of sending troops to Columbia, how about sending them to secure the borders so Columbia's drugs can't get into the country?

Orange man bad

The troops may interfere with the passage of dimocrat party constituents flowing north to exercise their right to vote.

[Leozinho]

Originally Posted by Badger52

Well, who'd have ever thought that the brandy sniffers down at Foggy Bottom couldn't keep their mouths shut.
This is my shocked face.

The DAO writes or signs off on these press releases.

“SFAB’s mission in Colombia is an opportunity to demonstrate our mutual commitment against drug trafficking and support for regional peace, respect for sovereignty and the lasting promise to defend shared ideals and values,” said U.S. Southern Commander Admiral Craig Faller in a statement.

U.S. Southern Command isn't located at Foggy Bottom, is it?

https://co.usembassy.gov/sfab-missio...s-in-colombia/

[Badger52]

Originally Posted by Leozinho

The DAO writes or signs off on these press releases.

“SFAB’s mission in Colombia is an opportunity to demonstrate our mutual commitment against drug trafficking and support for regional peace, respect for sovereignty and the lasting promise to defend shared ideals and values,” said U.S. Southern Commander Admiral Craig Faller in a statement.

U.S. Southern Command isn't located at Foggy Bottom, is it?

https://co.usembassy.gov/sfab-missio...s-in-colombia/

Didn't know about the DAO's role, thanks. And, yes, I understand that DoS and SOUTHCOM aren't the same.

[JJ_BPK]

Well,, Not so fast Tonto.

Seems Ke-mo sah-bee forgot to ask permission??

Judge gives Duque 48 hours to suspend US military operations in Colombia
by Adriaan Alsema July 2, 2020

A judge gave Colombia’s President Ivan Duque 48 hours to suspend the participation of American troops in counternarcotics operations.

The US sent 53 soldiers of a so-called Security Force Assistance Brigade (SFAB) to Colombia on June 1 to assist Colombia’s military in counternarcotics operations in war-torn areas.

According to the judge, the government failed to ask permission from Congress before allowing foreign soldiers to carry out operations inside the country, making the US mission illegal.

Defense Minister Carlos Holmes Trujillo told Congress he didn’t need such permission after which opposition Senator Ivan Cepeda took the matter to the Cundinamarca Administrative Tribunal.

The judge ruled that if Trujillo wants the US soldiers to continue their operations he must either receive permission from Congress or successfully appeal the ruling within 72 hours.

The decision is a major blow for the defense minister, who must now explain to the US embassy he messed up the bilateral operations because he forgot to obey the law.

Trujillo, whose father was openly praised by late drug lord Pablo Ecobar, was already under pressure over his failure to effectively reduce cocaine production.

Congress has demanded the defense minister implement the counternarcotics element of a 2016 peace deal with the FARC, which prioritizes crop substitution.


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[Ret10Echo]

Originally Posted by JJ_BPK

Well,, Not so fast Tonto.

Seems Ke-mo sah-bee forgot to ask permission??

. 53 soldiers of a so-called Security Force Assistance Brigade (SFAB)

So-called

They got hyphenated

LoL