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South Wind Of War
Latin America: Now Suriname wants a U.S. military base, just like its neighbors, Colombia and Peru. Over in Brazil, the military is reasserting itself. With Venezuela on the prowl, these are signs of an anxious region.Defense Secretary Robert Gates has returned from a rare five-day visit to five democracies south of our border, and what he quietly heard from El Salvador to Suriname and from Colombia to Peru and Chile is that the U.S. must get more involved in South America. This is unprecedented for Latin countries, which historically have seen the U.S. as an invader and have kept its military at arm's length. But with a bully in the neighborhood, Hugo Chavez, who isn't going away soon, the old equation no longer adds up. Posted by: twobyfour 2007-10-14 |
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