tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21674624.post2738242415232821033..comments2024-02-21T05:16:22.788-05:00Comments on Two Weeks Notice: A Latin American Politics Blog: Regional response to the FARCGreg Weekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15765114859595124082noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21674624.post-84909581747973144352010-08-28T01:09:33.579-04:002010-08-28T01:09:33.579-04:00The argument was that it is not Unasur's place...<i>The argument was that it is not Unasur's place to do so unless requested by the Colombian government.</i><br /><br />Well, sure, that's standard practice for any inter-governmental organization. It's the same standard that the United Nations uses in determining whether peacekeepers can be sent in to a country. <i>All</i> parties to the conflict have to agree to any such intervention before it can take place.<br /><br />That doesn't necessarily mean, however, that Brazil isn't interested in a peace settlement. It has made suggestions in the past that it is. Lula's government has never been particularly comfortable with the fact that the U.S. government can use the Colombian conflict as a pretext to step up its military presence in the region.Justin Delacourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01343303383195336825noreply@blogger.com