weak
weak
False, they are more WEAK.
Local
3
conventional.
do not desire to displace the government
Three
First of all, the fighting in Iraq has been occurring against terrorist insurgencies. Since terrorist insurgencies are not a solid military group, they are scattered throughout their country, making direct combat with them very spread out.
commercial gain, criminal activity, opportunists
Alaska has the highest percentage of state workers compared to its population, with approximately 14% of its workforce being employed by the state government.
Ronald Reagan
Costa Rica is a democratic nonmilitary country, with an apparently impressive stability and a strong economy, and good ties to the western world. It is almost as far as you could get from "a haven for communist insurgencies".