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3、inforest,oneonthesavannaandonealongthecoast—eachinacruciallocationtointerdictsmugglersmovingcocainetowardtheUnitedStatesfromSouthAmerica.HondurasisthelatestfocalpointinAmerica’sdrugwar.AsMexicoputsthesqueezeonnarcoticsbaronsusingitsterritoryasatransithub,morethan90percentofthecocainef

4、romColombiaandVenezuelaboundfortheUnitedStatespassesthroughCentralAmerica.MorethanathirdofthosenarcoticsmaketheirwaythroughHonduras,acountrywithvastungovernedareas—andoneofthehighestpercapitahomicideratesintheworld.Thisnewoffensive,emergingjustastheUnitedStatesmilitarywindsdownitsconf

5、lictsinIraqandAfghanistanandismovingtoconfrontemergingthreats,alsoshowcasesthenation’snewwayofwar:small-footprintmissionswithlimitednumbersoftroops,partnershipswithforeignmilitaryandpoliceforcesthattaketheleadinsecurityoperations,andnarrowlydefinedgoals,whetheraimedatinsurgents,terror

6、istsorcriminalgroupsthatthreatenAmericaninterests.TheeffortdrawsonhardlessonslearnedfromadecadeofcounterinsurgencyinAfghanistanandIraq,wheretroopsweremovedfromgiantbasestooutpostsscatteredacrossremote,hostileareassotheycouldfaceoffagainstinsurgents.Butthemissionherehasbeenadaptedtostr

7、ictrulesofengagementprohibitingAmericancombatinCentralAmerica,adelicateissuegivenWashington’smessyhistoryinHonduras,whichwasthebaseforthesecretoperationoncerunbyOliverNorthtofunnelmoneyandarmstorebelsfightinginneighboringNicaragua.SomeskepticsstillworrythattheAmericanmilitarymightacci

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