According to an article written in today’s USA TODAY, the Bush administration is quietly granting a waiver against a ban on U.S. training of Latin American armed forces. The waiver affects 11 Latin American countries and was created to counter the recent surge in left-wing leaders in the region (which is either advantageous, hyped by the media, or a shift towards “despotism” depending on who you read).
Links- USA TODAY, opendemocracy.net, International Relation Center, The Examiner (U.S.) Image- George Washington University- National Security Archive (U.S. military advisors assisting the Guatemalan army in 1965)
Tags- armed forces, commentary, international politics, Bush administration, Latin America
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