Condi Rice Snubs Argentina

[marmar]

from Truthdig:



Rice Snubs Argentina

Posted on Mar 19, 2008


In response to strengthening ties between Hugo Chavez and recently elected Argentine president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s government, Condoleezza Rice will skip the country on a two-day trip to South America. The snub further underscores a growing divide between the U.S.’s traditional Latin American allies and a growing movement in opposition to U.S. policy in the region.



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The New York Times:
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is scheduled to touch down in Brazil on Thursday for a two-day visit to South America, less than two weeks after Colombia’s assassination of a top rebel leader enraged Ecuador’s president and drew threats of military action by Venezuela’s president, Hugo Chávez.

Ms. Rice will visit Brazil and Chile, but notably absent from her itinerary is Argentina, where Cristina Fernández de Kirchner in October became the first woman elected to be the country’s president. The omission underscores Washington’s disappointment with the new Kirchner government, which has continued to strengthen ties with Mr. Chávez while accusing the United States of political motives in an investigation into a suspected $800,000 secret campaign contribution from Venezuela to Mrs. Kirchner.

“The United States is clearly snubbing Argentina,” said Peter Hakim, the president of the Inter-American Dialogue in Washington. “They are unhappy with Argentina in ways that continue with this new president.”

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[phillysuse]

1. Don't cry for me Argentina -

Condi

[Submariner]

2. Is Condi still flying around accomplishing absolutely nothing?

Her travels are nothing but a waste of jet fuel and turbine blades.

[marmar]

3. " Is Condi still flying around accomplishing absolutely nothing?"

That's what she does best.....Other than shoe-shopping while New Orleans drowns, of course.

[shain from kane]

6. She's also a pianist, hanging out with the other pricks in this administration.

[shain from kane]

4. F*ck you, Argentina and Venezuela. - Bush*, lead castrato.

Another foreign policy screw-up to be assigned to the anointed one. That's what happens when an amateur is selected as POTUS.

[opihimoimoi]

7. The whole administration is a bunch of cronies...bush on down...amateurs

Inept and Dumb as a box of bolts...look at the evidence....Bush 0 Problems 58678347758674848485688990.09

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

5. I guess the Argentinos should consider themselves lucky. n/t

[AndyA]

8. Argentina probably doesn't care a bit.

They know it's just months before the Bush Gestapo and all its operatives are OUT. So, no biggie. They probably didn't want to see her anyway, so it's just as well.

Condi has nothing to offer. Just more lies and accusations that have no substance.

The sooner this cabal is out the better it will be for us and the rest of the world.

[izquierdista]

9. I do not think that word means what you think it means

Snub.

To be snubbed, the other party would have wanted to meet her in the first place. Somebody should tell her that nobody wants to see her ass anyway, and she might as well go home.

Elvis has left the building.