James Mattis: Latin American countries selling out their sovereignty to Russia, China

[Kyle]

SANTIAGO, Chile — A Chinese space force in Argentina, Russian control of Venezuelan gas and South American armies equipped with the latest Chinese and Russian hardware. Until recently, it might have sounded like the plot of a geopolitical thriller in a region once considered America’s backyard.

But this is what Defense Secretary James N. Mattis faced on his visit this week to several South American nations, where economic and military posturing by Beijing and Moscow has been on the rise for the past decade.

China is also competing for Venezuela’s arms market, according to Mr. Ellis at the U.S. Army War College, who maintains that Beijing offers better loans to buy cheaper weapons compatible with Russian equipment already in Venezuela.

According to statements by Colombia’s defense ministry, the Venezuelan navy has fitted Chinese torpedoes onto its Russian made PT boats.

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/aug/16/james-mattis-south-american-countries-selling-sove/

 

[GURPS]

... military posturing by Beijing and Moscow has been on the rise for the past decade.

what Obama NEVER Did anything about it ?

 

[Kyle]

what Obama NEVER Did anything about it ?

He was too busy "fluffing" the middle east.