Latin America: forever on the back burner – “600 Words” by Esther J. Cepeda From: 600words.com

It was going to happen: finally, a robust discussion about the United States’ foreign policy toward Latin America because the “rock star” was going to bring it up. Yep, it was to be an important day in turning the nation’s attention south until someone had to stick her big fat foot – conservative pump and all – into her mouth. Again.

Capitalizing on the occasion of Cuban Independence Day week, Barack Obama seized his moment in the Miami sun Friday to deliver a speech titled “Renewing U.S. Leadership in the Americas.” He spoke of the promise of hard-working immigrants, of “taking pride in a vibrant and diverse democracy,” of challenging the visions of leftist dictator-wannabes by actually acknowledging those south of the border as more than just U.S.-bound welfare cases or drug dealers.”*

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