Puerto Rico doesn’t need remilitarization — it needs sovereignty
In recent months, Puerto Rican pro-statehood politicians have argued that if the U.S. won’t grant Puerto Rico statehood, it should at least militarize the island again. Puerto Rico is “America’s southern border,” they argue, and China and Russia are encroaching in the Caribbean. Why not retain and expand the U.S. military footprint there? This narrative…
