Venezuelas chavez has expressed displeasure at a base being put there, with our planes being miles from his place. Chavez is buddy buddy with their govt. When one looks at what is happening in aruba as a left vs. right, thing, it becomes obvious what is going on, and why our govt. isn't applying actual pressure. We need the base. The poor Twittys are caught in a mess.
I did not know that, but it sure makes a lot of sense.