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In reply to the discussion: Obama calls for ‘collective action’ [View all]flamingdem
(39,304 posts)and this can be seen with the poor relationship towards Cuba and Venezuela, one area where I fault Obama. The State Department really blew it on Honduras -- there is a human rights crisis there as a result of undermining President Zelaya and not rejecting the coup thugs, one of whom is now running for President -- all because Zelaya was friendly with Chavez, and this is a disaster that has gone basically unreported. I understand being an Americanist but not to the point where one is blinded by the idea of other countries, weaker countries choosing a different system.
It's all words, it's all bullshit. POWER is what counts in the end.
I really hope that he addresses the multiple errors in Latin America in his second term but sadly there is not much impetus towards doing anything.