I can't help but be amused by the fact that only a few months ago, Maduro of Venezuela and Kirchner of Argentina decided to take up Fidel Castro's "cause" of calling for Puerto Rico's "independence" from the U.S.
Yes, I know Puerto Rico is a self-governing Commonwealth of the U.S., but they voted in the last referendum (2012) to become a state of the U.S. When that will eventually happen of course, is another matter. When Maduro and Kirchner called for Puerto Rico to be independent of the "U.S. Imperialists" and join CELAC, the Puerto Ricans overall reaction ranged from "Who cares, whatever" to "Piss off, pendejos".
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"The use of force is always an answer to problems. Whether or not it's a satisfactory answer depends on a number of things, not least the personality of the person making the determination. Force isn't an attractive answer, though. I would not be true to myself or to the people I served with in 1970 if I did not make that realization clear."
- David Drake
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