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To: Wharf Rat who wrote (773721)3/8/2014 11:13:51 AM
From: i-node  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1580016
 
>> We need to do nothing. If Europe wants to strengthen their presence, they can do it. It's their hemisphere, not ours.

It is a weird day that I find myself in agreement with Al, but what you apparently don't comprehend is that it is better to prevent a conflict than to encourage one. The idea of escalation in that region would be to give foreign leaders pause before they become aggressive and thereby avoid a conflict altogether that otherwise might have developed.