tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21674624.post2741822529312157126..comments2024-02-21T05:16:22.788-05:00Comments on Two Weeks Notice: A Latin American Politics Blog: Obama interviewGreg Weekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15765114859595124082noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21674624.post-5451462801327995212010-11-22T20:19:35.613-05:002010-11-22T20:19:35.613-05:00Funny that he mentions democratic values, precisel...Funny that he mentions democratic values, precisely when talking about a region that inherited vertical power from the colonial period and, more recently, who has had several followers of Franco in office.Julián Arévalohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10224256879567445135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21674624.post-27081870694653052162010-11-22T19:30:14.386-05:002010-11-22T19:30:14.386-05:00These remarks from Asst. Sec. Valenzuela are the m...<a href="http://www.state.gov/p/wha/rls/rm/2010/149345.htm" rel="nofollow">These</a> remarks from Asst. Sec. Valenzuela are the most recent detailed comments from the Adminstration on Cuba. Bland and meaningless as can be. Obama's blowing of this moment in US-Cuba relations should be a foreign policy scandal.<br /><br />Obama asked for freedom for politial prisoners and economic liberalizations - and GOT both - yet completely ignored it all). You would think if Obama achieved his top stated demand from Iran or North Korea, they might trumpet it - and the bi-partisan relationship might logically move forward.leftsidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00676827005815770066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21674624.post-32764943623061782542010-11-22T11:47:44.486-05:002010-11-22T11:47:44.486-05:00President Obama is an extremely intelligent politi...President Obama is an extremely intelligent politician, lawyer, professor. Mr Obama is an intellectual, no doubt of that.<br /><br />The worst problems of the USA are in Asia and in the Economy : Domestic and International.<br /><br />Even if Congress and Obama do not do anything in "Immigration", then problems will find their own solution.<br /><br />As a young person I was very impressed by Taoism, Lao Tse, Chuang Tse, Lin Yutang, etc ...<br /><br />Heaven has "automatic" solutions for problems, that is what those very ancient Chinese taught to the rest of mankind.<br /><br />There will be very grave international problems in the next decades.<br /><br />My guess is that the United States and Latin America will be forced to be closer by the next horrible events.<br /><br />People are very aware of the Geographic Proximity of Canada, USA and Latin America plus the Caribbean Region.<br /><br />But they don't realize other proximities : Cultural, Historic, Linguistic, Religious, Trade Numbers, Exports, Imports.<br /><br />Who knows that the Exports of the USA to Latin America plus Caribbean are greater than those to the European Union ??<br /><br />Events will compel the USA and Latin America to act together in an unpredictable Future.<br /><br />Vicente DuqueDefensores de Democraciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01990488344886411353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21674624.post-68806138179268432292010-11-21T20:53:57.808-05:002010-11-21T20:53:57.808-05:00In fairness to Obama, he seems to be saying Spain ...In fairness to Obama, he seems to be saying Spain is important for numerous reasons.ConsDemohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15312125878554292999noreply@blogger.com