tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14080323.post4553698665520025500..comments2023-10-11T10:56:22.816-05:00Comments on Weeping Atlas Cedars: The Little Matter of the Monroe DoctrineChris Hartmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07777927963615322589noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14080323.post-87730435271462291932010-01-16T05:34:42.673-06:002010-01-16T05:34:42.673-06:00Couldn't one argue that Costa Rica is as much ...Couldn't one argue that Costa Rica is as much at the mercy of the US as it might be of other powers if the US didn't have military control of the hemisphere? And if so, couldn't the abolishing its army be seen as them taking a huge risk that the US, or some US-supported neighbors might invade or take over in some way? So, I'm not sure that one could simply say that the main reason Costa Rica is able to do this is simply because they have the luxury of the stability provided by the implicit "protection" of the US military hegemony in the region...and regardless of the feasible application (or lack thereof) of that policy in the US, the fact remains that there might be a good lesson to be learned from this: maybe we should start looking at that ol' Peace Dividend again?....while making that Dick Cheney never, ever comes back to power ever again.Karlissimo del Bancohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00175268817075630679noreply@blogger.com