Indeed, there could be political consequences that could affect the entire region if the confrontation between Venezuela and the US worsens beyond today’s tense relations, or if there were an electoral victory for the Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional in Nicaragua, or for Evo Morales's Movimiento al Socialismo in Bolivia. The eventual formation of a triangle that links Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua is likely to be considered a direct threat to regional stability by the United States, which would have dangerous consequence of putting Latin America atop the security agenda of the Bush administration.