 AP Photo Though most of Mr. Obama's newsworthy foreign policy proclamations have pertained to the Middle East, Europe and Asia, his judgment calls on Latin America have been equally bad - albeit less frequent and generally underreported. Siding with the Chavez-led leftist alliance on the Honduras "coup" in 2009 comes to mind. TAGGED: El Salvador, Bolivia, Ecuador, Colombia, China, Iran, Cuba, Hugo Chavez, Venezuela, Latin America, United States, 2012, Barack ObamaRECOMMENDED ARTICLES| For over two decades Latin America, except for Cuba, has been governed by democratic governments. Over the last 10 years there has been impressive economic growth in Latin America and millions have emerged from poverty.... more ›› |
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