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involvement of the U.S. military in an upcoming multilateral military
drill in South America has raised concerns over potential ulterior
motives on the part of the U.S. The drill, dubbed “Operation:
America United,” will involve the installation of a temporary
military base on the triple border shared by the drill’s other
participating nations: Peru, Brazil and Colombia.
According to
Theofilo de Oliveira, the top general of the Brazilian Armed Forces,
the U.S. military will carry out the drill along with the three Latin
American nations this November over a period of ten days. The
Brazilian military has asserted that the objective of the exercise is
to “develop greater knowledge, share experiences and develop mutual
trust.” Brazilian government officials have strongly denied rumors
that the exercise will lead to the establishment of a multinational
military base in the Amazon.
The U.S. was
invited to participate by Brazil’s unelected president Michel
Temer, who has notably boosted Brazilian military spending by 36
percent while simultaneously freezing public spending for two decades
through a controversial constitutional amendment.
A friendly
relationship with Brazil’s military is key for the U.S.’
strategic interest in South America. As Hector Luis Saint Pierre –
coordinator of international security, defense and strategy at the
Brazilian Association of International Relations – told the BBC:
“Brazil is a strategic partner for the doctrine of the military. If
the United States has a good relationship with the Brazilian navy, it
is easier to spread its message among the military in the region.”
Pierre
pointed out that the drill is of particular interest to the U.S., as
it presents an opportunity to focus on the political situation in
Venezuela. According to Telesur, President Donald Trump has already
met with the presidents of Peru and Colombia to discuss the U.S.’
interest in Venezuela.
As MintPress
has previously reported, Venezuela has been the target of ongoing
economic warfare as the U.S. continues to disrupt the leftist
government first brought to power by the late Hugo Chávez. While
Nicolás Maduro – Chávez’s successor – certainly bears some of
the blame for Venezuela’s current situation, the U.S. has worked to
covertly devastate the Venezuelan economy through a combination of
sanctions and oil price manipulation.
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