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Iranian Presence in Latin America Grows as American Presence Shrinks

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From Family Security Matters:

Douglas Farah

Yesterday, the Associated Press today reported on how thinly spread U.S. Special Forces are in many parts of the world, including Latin America, at a crucial time.

“We’re going to fewer countries, staying for shorter periods of time, with smaller numbers of people than historically we have done,” Adm. Eric T. Olson said May 5th in his first interview since becoming commander of U.S. Special Operations Command last July.

To illustrate that point, Olson said that when the 7th Special Forces Group, which is based at Fort Bragg, N.C. (whose normal area of focus is Latin America) rotates into Afghanistan for seven-month tours, it takes two of its three battalions, leaving just one in Latin America.

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