Washington’s Two Track Policy to Latin America: Marines to Central America and Diplomats to Cuba
Washingtons Two Track Policy to Latin America: Marines to Central America and Diplomats to Cuba
By James Petras, Axis of Logic
Thursday, May 28, 2015
Introduction
Everyone, from political pundits in Washington to the Pope in Rome, including most journalists in the mass media and in the alternative press, have focused on the US moves toward ending the economic blockade of Cuba and gradually opening diplomatic relations. Talk is rife of a major shift in US policy toward Latin America with the emphasis on diplomacy and reconciliation. Even most progressive writers and journals have ceased writing about US imperialism.
However, there is mounting evidence that Washingtons negotiations with Cuba are merely one part of a two-track policy. There is clearly a major US build-up in Latin America, with increasing reliance on military platforms, designed to launch direct military interventions in strategic countries.
Moreover, US policymakers are actively involved in promoting client opposition parties, movements and personalities to destabilize independent governments and are intent on re-imposing US domination.
In this essay we will start our discussion with the origins and unfolding of this two track policy, its current manifestations, and projections into the future. We will conclude by evaluating the possibilities of re-establishing US imperial domination in the region.
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