> Fears mount as US opens new military installation in Paraguay
14 March 2006, 02:29
This article is as bogus as it gets. There is no airbase, while Mariscal Estigarribia does have a long runway, its limited tarmac space, minimal refueling capacity and no working radar makes it ill-suited for air operations. Additionally, the field is in the middle of the Chaco Desert connected via one two-lane road to the South (Asuncion) and no paved roads to the North (Bolivia).
This article with its outlandish claims of troops, munitions, and aircraft and secret operations combined with half-truths appears every couple of months. Any reasonable thinking person would quickly realize that the U.S. does not have the luxury of using critical resources such as troops and airframes for a "Paraguayan excursion". We just don’t have the assets and the only nation in the region with the capability is Brazil.
Bottom line— there is no mounting fear.
This article is as bogus as it gets. There is no airbase, while Mariscal Estigarribia does have a long runway, its limited tarmac space, minimal refueling capacity and no working radar makes it ill-suited for air operations. Additionally, the field is in the middle of the Chaco Desert connected via one two-lane road to the South (Asuncion) and no paved roads to the North (Bolivia).
This article with its outlandish claims of troops, munitions, and aircraft and secret operations combined with half-truths appears every couple of months. Any reasonable thinking person would quickly realize that the U.S. does not have the luxury of using critical resources such as troops and airframes for a "Paraguayan excursion". We just don’t have the assets and the only nation in the region with the capability is Brazil.
Bottom line— there is no mounting fear.