Costa Rica President: U.S. forces would be beneficial for national security ↧ ↧ Costa Rica President: U.S. forces would be beneficial for national ... Costa ​Rican President ‌Laura Fernandez said on Friday ​that ​U.S. ground operations ⁠in the ​Central American ​nation would be "very beneficial for national ​security", ​while emphasizing that nothing ‌concrete ⁠was in the works with Washington ​and ​any ⁠such move ​would require ​legislative ⁠approval.