But even if Chile officially is a friend -- in S. America there are many corrupt officials, drugs, terrorists...
Oh, absolutely. There definitely is a security concern. Our guys have to be vigilant, and able to protect the President.
I'm just saying, let's not start calling for bombing sorties over Santiago. They're a pretty good country (in a hemisphere of pretty screwed-up nations). In fact, I hope we take a step or two (or twenty) in the direction of Chile's Social Security privatization, which has been a HUGE success.