COLUMBIA

Bush responds to guerrilla attack
March 11, 2003
Simon Helweg-Larsen. Mar 5, 2003

Increased US military presence in Colombia after rebels kill one US
citizenand kidnap three more. The Bush administration has increased US
military involvement in the Colombian armed conflict following a rebel attack on
US government employees. Responding to the death of one US citizen and the
kidnapping of three others, Bush ordered additional troops to be
deployed, taking the total number of US troops in Colombia over the congressional
limit, a move which significantly alters the US role in the war.