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Originally Posted by 03USMC Or the possibilities of what can be lost in the region in terms of semi-democratic states such as Chile, Peru, Columbia, Argentina etc. If the communist leaning states are able to get a reliable allie (China) to supply a covert arming of Marxist Guerilla movements into other countries. Ala Che.
The former Soviet and Warsaw pact countries aren't reliable. They aren't for the most part solvent enough to support a guerilla war/wars in this hemisphere. Nor do I imagine they care. China can and might.
You are old enough to remember Daniel Ortega's first go around as El Presidente of Nicaruaga.So you should remember how his Sandinista movement moved through-out Central America. Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala and Chiapas. And the expense incurred both in world opinion and national prestige that the US suffered.
The question now is do we want that to happen again. If not then we say nothing to China and the tin pot commies down south and hope we don't see red bandannas and AK toting, sandel wearing members of some jacked up Peoples Liberation Army del Mexico on the Rio Bravo. |
With U.S investments in these countries this should boost their economies so that they can handle this type of concern, also get the people above the poverty line and they tend not to listen to the Marxist red banner call to arms.
Ortega for the most part has also been keeping a low profile and I truly wonder what he really thinks of Chavez.
Yes I agree that they will not for the most part support any type of movement at least not out in the open, but they will supply the weapons for bargain prices, I am talking in regards to Russia and Ukraine. Putin will be the one to watch more than China I think, this marriage between Russia and China is already starting to form some cracks due to Russia not wanting to give them the latest and greatest that Russia has to offer in weapons technologies, Friendship only goes so far. Also China`s reputation in the weapons market hasn`t been that spectacular for the most part, they seem to not be able to shake off the made in copy cat China syndrome that they have a reputation for.