# Costa Rica’s president says US ground forces could boost national security

https://mins.news/en/item/46568

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-05 12:09 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/9/5/costa-ricas-president-says-us-ground-forces-would-boost-national-security?traffic_source=rss

> Costa Rican President Laura Fernandez said US ground operations could strengthen national security, while stressing that no deployment plans currently exist and any such move would need legislative approval.

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