MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency

The day after

Condolence and solidarity with the American people and condemnation of terrorist acts targeting civilians, was the unanimous basic line of Latinamerican countries messages following the carnage in New York, Washington and Pittsburgh.

As in the rest of the world millions of viewers in the three Americas were glued to their television sets looking at the horror of the tragedy that struck United States, particularly emblematic New York on Tuesday 11th..

However messages and statements from Latinamerican leaders also seemed to prepare their countries for what could lie ahead if the brutal attack triggers over reactions, and fears retract even more the United States economy with investors taking refuge in safe financial havens.

Leaders must show "coolness and steel nerves" to confront the situation and future consequences indicated Uruguayan president Jorge Batlle. "If these events are extremely serious, the consequences could be even more serious, with economic and political immediate consequences", stressed President Batlle.

It can be inferred that Mr. Batlle was not only referring to leadership and the overall political situation created by the unprecedented blow to the heart of financial America, but to the highly vulnerable condition to which many Latinamerican countries could be exposed if potential investors and sovereign bond holders change their preferences and abandon emerging countries.

Besides Washington's international agenda has suffered a brutal change.