> The locals have just as vehemently rejected being part of the USA. They have especially thrown support behind indepedence, which will lead to a closer relati

> The locals have just as vehemently rejected being part of the USA. They have especially thrown support behind indepedence, which will lead to a closer relation with the US. I think that is what this is really about. Of course "being part of the USA" is just bluster.