Brazil's Bolsonaro takes a number for a U.S. military base

American Thinker ^ | 01/04/2018 | Monica Showalter

[GOPJ]

Get a 99 year lease...

[Socon-Econ]

I’m flattered that he would want to invite us in, but we need to tread carefully here. Those Brazilian communists aren’t gone yet.

[Gen.Blather]

Maps showing US military bases around the world. Apparently, we have oodles of bases called “Lilly pads.” They have 200 or fewer personnel. (These maps makes the height of the British Empire seem small by comparison.)

https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=map%20of%20us%20military%20bases%20worldwide&id=68E2C983D1CE54DDFB1D681082520190E050C1AD&FORM=IQFRBA

[IronJack]

I would be very cautious about building military bases in socialist-inclined countries. Sure, they may be aware of the pitfalls of that ideology today, but as we've seen repeatedly, the winds of fortune change rapidly in these bush-league republics, and thousands of American lives could be jeopardized, as well as billions in treasure.

They would need a much longer track record before I'd be convinced.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Close out our footprint in Germany first...

[silverleaf]

Interesting times ahead for Brazil...

[DoodleDawg]

Why would we want or need a military base in Brazil?

[DIRTYSECRET]

Treaty’s are made with NATIONS, not Governments. Just get ENOUGH leftists in Brazil to agree. No need for a majority of them. It will reinforce the Monroe Doctrine. With a nations support Russia would not dare mess with us. Seems like Venezuela is ripe. And Cuba?

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Brazilians speak Portuguese, don’t they ?
Not sure we know how to do that...

[morphing libertarian]

To keep Paraguay in check. Lol

[laplata]

We don’t need or want a base in Brazil.

[wally_bert]

We may still be struggling with Austrian.

[tellw]

Does it help us strategically in the South Atlantic especially with so much of China moving into Africa?

[sinsofsolarempirefan]

Exactly. Brazil is already the most militarily powerful country in South America and has little to fear from its neighbours, and the US doesn’t really need a springboard to take on any of the tiny, inconsequential South American countries that are hostile to the US when a USN carrier group has more than enough firepower to, if neccessary, wage war on it.

[DoodleDawg]

Does it help us strategically in the South Atlantic especially with so much of China moving into Africa?

Strategically to do what?

[Constitution Day]

Interesting news in light of the recent report that Venezuela (bordering Brazil, of course) has agreed to let Russia build a bomber base on one of its islands.

Venezuela Agreed To Let Russia Set Up A Bomber Outpost On This Caribbean Island: Reports (from 12/18/18)

[V_TWIN]

We don't necessarily. He/they do. It would be a major economic shot in the arm for Brazil. Look at what has happened to puerto rico since the US Navy left. I suspect they have lost 10s of millions if not more because of the US navys departure.

[major_gaff]

We probably don’t need another base but man think of the Liberty Call in Rio...would put Subic to shame...lol

[SeekAndFind]

RE: Why would we want or need a military base in Brazil?

Nearby Venezuela invited the Russian Military to their neighborhood.