US President Barack Obama on
Wednesday unveiled a $5-billion global anti-terrorism fund to
help countries in the Middle East, Africa and East Asia curb
militants.
Laying out foreign-policy goals at West Point, Obama said
the late-2014 end of the Afghan combat mission would free up
resources.
"I am calling on Congress to support a new
counter-terrorism partnerships fund of up to $5 billion, which
will allow us to train, build capacity, and facilitate partner
countries on the front lines," the president said.
Targets include training security forces in Yemen,
supporting a multinational force to keep the peace in Somalia,
working with European allies to train a functioning security
force in Libya, and helping French operations in Mali, he said.
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