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| US general: Russian return to South America 'concerning' |
| 2016-03-12 |
| Russia is trying to reach out to former Soviet allies in South and Central America in an attempt to compete against U.S. influence, the head of U.S. Southern Command said Thursday. Noting that U.S. global competitors are trying to influence countries in the Western hemisphere, Adm. Kurt W. Tidd said "the most concerning of them is Russia". "As part of their global strategy, Russia attempts to discredit our reliability as a trustworthy partner here in our own region," Tidd said. He said Russia portrays the U.S. as "unreliable" and "withdrawing from this pivotal region", adding that Moscow’s resurgence in the region is "extremely competitive". The Russians are trying to trade off military technology at competitive prices to reinstate Moscow’s influence and its role in the defense market in the region, he said. "Russia is very, very present there, and we need to be worried about that," he added. The former Soviet Union had a significant influence in the region, particularly on Venezuela and Cuba. After the Soviet Union's collapse, domestic political and economic problems forced Russia to pull back from from South American theatre. Russia’s new attempt to gain a foothold in the Americas comes amid Washington's initiative to reconcile with Cuba and the rest of the region. |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #7 As a Rhodesian, I say, fuck you all very much. |
| Posted by: Grealet Stalin3886 2016-03-12 18:44 |
| #6 our reliability as a trustworthy partner |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2016-03-12 16:05 |
| #5 Just because they were enemies does not mean they have to be now. Just because some were our allies, doesn't mean they actually are now. The next admin need to do some realpolitik on just about everybody. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2016-03-12 15:53 |
| #4 Procupius: they provided much support to the current Venezuelan government because it was a way of taking their oil production off the market. It would pay for itself in addition to all the strategic concerns. |
| Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain 2016-03-12 12:42 |
| #3 I doubt that Barry's concerned. |
| Posted by: charger 2016-03-12 11:01 |
| #2 Cause they couldn't even swallow the Ukraine just next door. Maybe you need to take a sedative and have a good night's sleep General. BTW, let them pick up all the economic basket cases and once again stretch their limited resources even further. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2016-03-12 09:20 |
| #1 That's because you malicious retards decided to not notice they never left. |
| Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain 2016-03-12 08:40 |