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Uribe wins some, loses some on whirlwind tour
By MICHAEL WARREN,Associated Press Writer AP - Thursday, August 6
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Colombian President Alvaro Uribe has said almost nothing in public about his meetings with South American presidents this week in response to fears that the U.S. military could become too powerful on the continent if given long-term leases on Colombian bases.
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Halfway through his trip, Uribe won solid support in Peru, and Chile's president called the U.S. bases deal an internal matter for Colombia only days after she said the whole region had legitimate concerns. But Bolivia's Evo Morales blasted the U.S. plans Wednesday, while Uribe had very little to say during his stop in Argentina.
Still on the agenda for Uribe were meetings with leftist presidents in Paraguay, Uruguay and Brazil _ the latter where the U.S. national security adviser, Jim Jones, acknowledged the deal could have been explained better to the region's leaders.
U.S. officials haven't released details, but Colombians have said U.S. forces would have access to at least seven Colombian bases. They say there would be no more than 1,400 American personnel in the country helping support Colombia's fight against drug trafficking and leftist rebels.
"There is no magic, nothing secret under the table," Jones said. "Just to make sure, we will send a military briefing team around to interested countries in the region to make sure everybody understands what this is and what this isn't.
In Chile, Uribe was greeted by protests outside the La Moneda palace and at least 15 demonstrators chanting "No more Yankee bases" were arrested. He had a warmer reception from Michelle Bachelet, who called the bases deal a matter of Colombia's national sovereignty.
Uribe expressed his gratitude and left for Argentina, where he was similarly cautious after meeting with President Cristina Fernandez. Speaking to reporters for exactly 33 seconds, he declared that the meeting was "wide-ranging and covered important themes," then left without taking questions.
He did not offer any comments at all after meeting with Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo hours later, simply waving to reporters before heading off to his next stop: Uruguay.
According to quotes published by state news agency Telam, Fernandez told Uribe that "conflict in the region must be lowered," and a base deal with the U.S. "does not contribute toward that goal."
Morales, Bolivia's president, was far less diplomatic Wednesday, alleging the expanded U.S. military presence isn't about battling Colombia's leftist rebels or drug traffickers. "It's for the region _ and that's why we have the obligation to tell the truth, to defend the dignity not just of the Bolivians, but of South America."
Last week, Brazilian President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva declared that he did not like the idea of the American military having bases in Colombia, and Bachelet said then that the Colombian decision had made all the region uneasy.
Uribe got his firmest support in Peru, where President Alan Garcia declared that the Colombian's forceful example had provided a democratic model for the continent to follow.
The overall success or failure of Uribe's whirlwind trip will be evident in Quito, Ecuador, next week, when most of the continent's leaders will attend the Unasur summit. Uribe said he won't go. He has avoided direct meetings with the leftist leaders of Ecuador and Venezuela, both strongly opposed to the U.S. deal.
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Associated Press writers Carlos Valdez in Bolivia, Federico Quilodran in Chile, Stan Lehman in Brazil and Debora Rey in Argentina contributed to this report.
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