‘The “posture statements” of two Southcom commanders to the
House Armed Services Committee in 2004 and 2005 are aptly named,
as they seem to be little more than posturing by generals fighting
imaginary wars in unknown territories. That such statements are
taken seriously is another sign that the U.S. national security
has strayed dangerously far from reality in its assessments of the
region. THIS IS STILL TRUE.

‘A revealing look at how Southcom perceives security issues in
Latin America and the Caribbean was provided by Gen. James Hill,
Southcom’s former commander, in his “posture report” to
Congress in March 2004.7 Hill alerted the House Armed Services
Committee that in addition to the terrorist threats in the region,
the security climate was also threatened by widening political and
social instability.’ REALLY??? and who instigates this?

He claims that radical
populists are emerging throughout the hemisphere and gaining in
force..”

“We cannot afford
to let Latin America and the Caribbean become a backwater of
violent, inward-looking states that are cut off from the world
around them by populist, authoritarian governments.”HELLO

JUST NOT WHAT IS HAPPENING DOWN HERE!