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bobdina
07-06-2010, 10:34 AM
Costa Rica to Allow US To Send Troops
July 06, 2010
Knight Ridder

Costa Rica has granted the U.S. military a six-month window to bring 7,000 Marines, five planes and 46 warships into its territory to help stem the flow of drugs northward.

The Central American country has increasingly become a target for drug traffickers as intelligence and law enforcement agencies have cut off other routes through Mexico. Without an army and with long coastlines and poorly guarded borders, Costa Rica is vulnerable to drug cartels using well-refined transportation mechanisms and the latest technological equipment, security experts say.


Some Costa Rican legislators voiced concern about the authorization, saying it gives the United States a "blank check" to use its territory and threatens the nation's sovereignty.

According to a letter from Costa Rican Public Security Minister Jose Maria Tijerino, specific requests to dock or unload U.S. military ships must be submitted to the country one month in advance.

The permission was granted by a 31-8 vote of the Legislative Assembly and allows the United States to use the country's territory through Dec. 31.

Reactor-Axe-Man
07-06-2010, 10:51 AM
Nice move, Costa Rican parasites! For decades you've bragged about not needing a military, and now that you've let things get out of control there, you beg us to do the job you should have been doing yourselves! Defense of one's borders is one of only responsibilities that ALL governments have. Well, except yours, for some strange reason.