Forward the Fourth Fleet

It’s a sign of the continued relative power of the U.S. that countries in Latin America and Africa are getting upset about primarily bureaucratic actions like the activation of 4th Fleet and AFRICOM.

Nimble Books author David Axe will be joining the 4th Fleet next week.

War Is Boring

Two weeks ago the U.S. Navy reactivated the long-defunct 4th Fleet to oversea American warships in South American waters…

And this week, in a letter to Fidel Castro, Chavez accused the U.S. of rekindling the Cold War through its actions down south. “They’re trying … to press the fear buttons,” he said.

But how scary is this? Next week I’ll join the USS Kearsarge amphibious ship for a mission to Nicaragua handing out free medical care.

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