Former Uruguayan presidents disenchanted with Mercosur but divided on the path to follow

Thursday, November 8th 2012 - 07:23 UTC

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Four former elected Uruguayan presidents openly discussed Mercosur revealing an overall disenchantment with the regional political and trade group but with different emphasis as to what was the path to follow. Read full article

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Conqueror
Mercosur (the upper case is only there for grammatical reasons) is clearly an illegitimate organisation. Why does the world not condemn it and refuse to deal with it? A “trade organisation” interfering in the internal domestic constitutional affairs of another country? Fascism. A dictatorial tyranny. Given current “negotiations”, anyone with any input into the EU should do everything to ensure “negotiations” are ended. Not suspended. Terminated. With extreme prejudice. Refuse to trade with argieland, Brazil, Uruguay and Venezuela. Break off diplomatic relations. EU to argieland, Brazil, Uruguay, Venezuela. Also relations between individual EU member states and argieland, Brazil, Uruguay, Venezuela. Encourage the USA to do the same. Isolate them. Cripple them. Finish them!
Nov 08th, 2012 - 02:41 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Guzz
To war!!!!!!!

conq, you make my day :)))))
Nov 08th, 2012 - 03:01 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Uruguayan_And_Proud
Congueror, your hatred for South America is...unhealthy.
Nov 08th, 2012 - 03:50 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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ProRG_American
1 Conqueror (#) Proof that Conqueror is an American living in Colorado or Washingtom state and is enjoying his new rights as a citizen to smoke Cannabis. With half of the foreign Corporations in the said countries being listed, breaking off relations would do them a lot of “good”.
Of the three former Presidents Vazques and Sanguinetti seem to have their feet on the ground. Battle, the one who went to the Casa Rosada crying and begging forgiveness for calling Argentines 'crooks', and Lacalle, an American wanabe, cannot tollerate the reality of Uruguays dependence on Argentina.
Sadly, the Uruguayan political system offers little choice for leadership as seen by these personalities.
Nov 08th, 2012 - 04:46 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Guzz
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Sanguinetti is just another one.
As for the dependency, I'd say every day less. Proof is the Uruguayan economy improving desite less Argentine tourism.
We depend on eachother, politically though, not so much economically in the future, as should be.
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LightThink
Conquerer is a virgin yet,to keep up long term discussions.
Nov 08th, 2012 - 07:10 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Brit Bob
Interesting to note that Argenwhina has unveiled a statue of Ho Chi Minh in Buenos Ayres.

Why is there no statue of Maggie?
Nov 08th, 2012 - 08:49 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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briton
Anti brits and jealousy.
Nov 08th, 2012 - 10:26 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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ProRG_American
7 Brit Bob (#)
No monuments to pirates and criminals in Latin America. Just a basic rule.
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Orbit
@ 9. Because Ho Chi Minh was such a saint.

The monument thing is creepy though; perhaps CFK identifies with the promotion of the HCM personality cult rampant in Vietnam today, including media suppression and old school communist state control in evidence.
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Guzz
Didn't Ho Chi Minh kick yanqui arses for sports? That alone makes him a great nan...
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Conor J
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Yes but he also killed a large number of his own people because they a difference of opinion. Any way the Argies should respect Maggie Thatcher more as she is responsible for brining down the Junta much earlier. Fact
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British_Kirchnerist
All of these hasbeens seem to be sourgraping. Pity to see Vasquez darken the door of the Colorado HQ, the scene of many crimes no doubt. Hope the next Pres is from Pepe's wing of the FA...

#7 Uncle Ho was one of the greatest men of the 20th century, glad Cristina is honouring him =)
Nov 09th, 2012 - 01:23 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Guzz
Thatcher was quite an abortion lost in history...
Nov 09th, 2012 - 05:45 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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British_Kirchnerist
#14 Or as the anti-war protesters used to shout at LBJ and Nixon - Withdraw, as your father should have done =)
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