tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21674624.post6629656141746352130..comments2024-02-21T05:16:22.788-05:00Comments on Two Weeks Notice: A Latin American Politics Blog: U.S. policy toward Latin America in 2008Greg Weekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15765114859595124082noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21674624.post-35910086890922509592009-07-22T05:44:12.603-04:002009-07-22T05:44:12.603-04:00thanks for the information....
__________________...thanks for the information....<br /><br />___________________<br />Sharon<br /><a href="http://www.directstartv.com/jump.html?referID=oa-0-173189" rel="nofollow">For 3 Months Enjoy Free 28 Premium Movie Channels</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21674624.post-69965446871347748552009-01-14T15:46:00.000-05:002009-01-14T15:46:00.000-05:00I didn't make that argument--the "United States" a...I didn't make that argument--the "United States" as an abstraction is very often viewed favorably. I wrote "why is the administration so incredibly unpopular?"Greg Weekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15765114859595124082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21674624.post-61111402556559274812009-01-14T14:51:00.000-05:002009-01-14T14:51:00.000-05:00Why do you think that the US is particularly unpop...Why do you think that the US is particularly unpopular? The numbers don't support that.<BR/><BR/>In the latest Latinobarometro the US 'approval rating' was 58% in the region, the same as China and practicaly the same as the EU (59%), Japan (60%), and Spain (62%). Compare that with approval of Cuba at only 43%. <BR/><BR/>Bush is about as popular as Chavez and more so than Ortega in Latin America.<BR/><BR/>There are soe countries, like Argentina where anti-US sentiments are strong. But the US remains quite popular in may other nations in the region.lAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21674624.post-56984192511148359572009-01-14T13:47:00.000-05:002009-01-14T13:47:00.000-05:00In order for America to regain its standing in Sou...<I>In order for America to regain its standing in South America, not only among the continent's leaders but also among its inhabitants, it would do well to place the aspirations that drive that experience at the heart of its regional policy.</I><BR/><BR/>But it's completely naive to think that's even possible. A cursory glance at history would indicate that such a drastic policy shift on the part of the United States is not possible because the interests of American elites do not coincide with the "aspirations" of Latin America's excluded.Justin Delacourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01343303383195336825noreply@blogger.com