U.S. Armed Forces Spending More Than Ever to Help Train Mexican Military Fox News Latino
go to original July 18, 2014

The United States has increased the amount spent on helping to train Mexico's armed forces by a factor of five since 2009, from $3 million annually to $15 million in 2014.

This quiet increase, as described by USA Today, is meaningful because historically Mexico has been among the countries in the Western Hemisphere most reluctant to cooperate with U.S. armed forces.

Part of the reason is that Mexico has always been somewhat sensitive to the perception they are dependent on American help. But more and more Mexicans now are being trained at U.S. military bases.

In a statement to Fox News Latino, U.S. Northern Command, which oversees the United States' military relationship with Mexico, said that in 2013 the U.S. "had more than 150 engagements, sharing training opportunities with more than 3,000 Mexican soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines."

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