This begs the question, however, if such an over the top display of military muscle is needed now to combat the drug cartels, what will be done in the next few months to make their presence unnecessary? The history of such U.S. military deployments around the world suggests a more credible outcome than what the agreement states. Once the U.S. moves such massive forces into a country, they rarely move them out.
in the time remaining, to help us understand how the man-made system of capitalism will lead to the extinction of our human species, and so many others.
Thursday, July 22, 2010
The US Military Moves Into Costa Rica
by Mike Vorpahl from Workers Action. The author looks at the recent stationing of US Naval forces in Costa Rica in the context of the Empire's strategy to maintain control over Latin America.