MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Obama joins the Mercosur controversy over the incorporation of Venezuela
President Barack Obama has accused the government of Venezuela of threatening “basic democratic values” ahead of elections next year. He added that close relations with Iran and Cuba did not serve the interests of the Venezuelan people. Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment rulesSomebody toss that idiot a basketball.
Dec 20th, 2011 - 09:36 am - Link - Report abuse 0Seconded, Douglas.
Dec 20th, 2011 - 11:02 pm - Link - Report abuse 0““I think most Latin Americans are tired of re-fighting old ideological battles that contribute absolutely nothing towards improving their lives,” he said.”
It's precisely because we no longer want to waste our time with such trifles, that many of us want to see an ecumenical South American bloc, a union of neighboring countries irrespective of each of their governments' ideological affiliation. It's the US who's constantly trying to create divisions where none should exist.
And if Obama cares so much about keeping democracy safe from authoritarian attacks, he shouldn't have signed the awful National Defense Authorization Act - a.k.a., the indefinite detention bill. Go mind your own country's business, parochial dumb troll.
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