[texas_mrs]

Terrorism, nuclear weapons and asymmetric warfare have no address, and draw recruits from discontent. The politics of rage may be seen by the US as a Latin leap into the abyss that is irrelevant. But it doesn't take much imagination to envision the diseases of the back yard finding their way into the kitchen.

[stuartcr]

Depends on who you talk to....

[detsaoT]

Yes.

Next question?

[Stag_Man]

Yes. The only country south of us that is of any importance what-so-ever is Chile. And they aren't that important

[rellimpank]

--I believe it was Henry Kissinger who decribed it as a "dagger pointed at Antarctica"--

[Mike Darancette]

Latin America was offered a free trade agreement and the leftist leaders of several countries talked the others out of it. We'll still buy their food and they will still pay a tariff.

[Renfield]

Well, Argentinian vintners aren't irrelevant. I like Malbec.

[Hadley V. Baxendale]

It's not irrelevant to where my cup of coffee comes from.

[bert]

Brazil and Chile are certainly not irelevant. Brazil might overtake France as a power one day. Imagine the ignomy of that event.

[Joe Boucher]

pretty much like africa for centuries, yes.

[Thunder90]

There is China, and a resurgent Russia/CIS to worry about.