Colombia Deploys 15,000 Troops for Bush (to protect him there)

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About 15,000 Colombian security forces — backed by warplanes, helicopters, battleships and two submarines — will safeguard Bush's four-hour trip to discuss the nation's war on drugs. That is the same number of American troops deployed in the Fallujah offensive in Iraq (news - web sites).

"If something happened during the president's visit, we would lose everything — tourism, business. ... The country's image would suffer greatly," said Navy Capt. Nelson Fernandez, who is in charge of security.

Colombia is wracked by a 40-year-old Marxist insurgency and there is concern the rebels could try to attack Bush.
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20041122/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/colombia_bush_security

[7th_Sephiroth]

1. dont worry, he will protect out secret service agents

by jumping infront of the gureilla's bullets, or he'll just go in the forrest and no one will be able to tell him from the other chimps

[Moderator]

2. Duplicate topic--Please continue discussion here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=1011293