Cutting aid could undermine U.S. security interests, as “Mexico and the Central America’s Northern Triangle countries — Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador are all facing chronic citizen and economic security crises. Security conditions in the region continue to deteriorate as rampant corruption, debt crises, weak state institutions have made it nearly impossible to combat threats posed by violent transnational gangs and organized criminal groups, involved in kidnapping, extortion, human, drug and weapons trafficking. Honduras has the world’s highest homicide rates, averaging 91 per 100,000; El Salvador and Guatemala have the 4th and 5th highest rates at 41 and 40 respectively per 100,000. In comparison, the U.S. averages 5 per 100,000. Cooperation among U.S. and Mexican security forces joint operations have resulted in numerous arrests of high-profile drug kingpins and record-breaking seizures. U.S. Southern Command Joint Task Force –Bravo operates out of Soto Cano Air Base in Honduras, conducting and supporting activities against transnational crime and joint military engagement activities.”
Trish Forsyth Voss
Oct 29 2018
Community Roundtable: Trump threatens to cut aid to Central American countries
Cutting aid could undermine U.S. security interests, as “Mexico and the Central America’s Northern Triangle countries — Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador are all facing chronic citizen and economic security crises. Security conditions in the region continue to deteriorate as rampant corruption, debt crises, weak state institutions have made it nearly impossible to combat threats posed by violent transnational gangs and organized criminal groups, involved in kidnapping, extortion, human, drug and weapons trafficking. Honduras has the world’s highest homicide rates, averaging 91 per 100,000; El Salvador and Guatemala have the 4th and 5th highest rates at 41 and 40 respectively per 100,000. In comparison, the U.S. averages 5 per 100,000. Cooperation among U.S. and Mexican security forces joint operations have resulted in numerous arrests of high-profile drug kingpins and record-breaking seizures. U.S. Southern Command Joint Task Force –Bravo operates out of Soto Cano Air Base in Honduras, conducting and supporting activities against transnational crime and joint military engagement activities.”
Trish Forsyth Voss
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