Clinton Seeks To Reassure On Us-colombia Agreement (ap)

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and the Colombian Foreign Minister Jaime Bermudez speak during a joint press availability, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2009, at the Department of State in Washington. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)AP – U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton sought Tuesday to reassure Latin America that a pending agreement to give U.S. forces greater access to Colombian military facilities will not create permanent U.S. bases. The planned expanded American military presence in Colombia has worried both U.S.-friendly nations in the region and members of President Barack Obama’s own political party.

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