Her political party used to enjoy almost total hegemony up until the 60's but no more. The only way they can hope to win elections is by pandering to the far left and borrowing voters from the pro-Independence Party. Being any-Navy was just an easy and cynical calculation for the Popular DEMOCRATIC Party.
Who are you trying to kid, cll?
Being anti-Navy is what got Sila Calderon elected governor of Puerto Rico, because a majority of the ungrateful residents of the island, that are Americans In Name Only, are anti-Navy!
What happened to the 4 Puerto Rican terrorists that threw fire bombs at a U.S. Navy convoy, on 8/10/01, on the island of Vieques?
What did the anti-Navy, majority of the residents of Puerto Rico do to them?
Were they punished?
No!
So, stop trying to obfuscate the truth about Puerto Rico.
She used the Vieques issue to position herself with the island's left, but I think the closing of Roosevelt hurt her politically. She (and they) thought there would be no consequences for forcing a shutdown at Vieques.
My impression is, correct me if I'm wrong, there isn't a lot of employment on Vieques, the Navy pulling out hurt the locals. The hippie types would like to turn it into a tourist destination, but if the developers take over how does that help the little guy?
But they're just a few, so who cares?
But Roosevelt closing killed a lot of jobs on the big island, and that must have had a direct political impact.
The actors and academics who made Vieques a cause don't have to live with the outcome, though. Working people do.