Comments on: Protesters Greet Bush In Brazil

Latin America Trip Is Intended To Promote Democracy And Ethanol Use

[clemenhagen1]

What the president, and by extension the American public, needs to understand is that past actions and behaviors still resonate in regions like Latin America. Just a few examples to illustrate:

In 1954 the United States funded and trained a group to lead a coup in Guatemala. Why? United Fruit, a powerful multi-national corporation, ruled Guatemala as a virtual private state. A democratically elected leader named Jacabo Arbenz Guzman sought a land-redistribution program to address the crushing poverty in his country. He was branded a communist by the United States (obsurd on the surface because he advocated private plots for peasants - communists don't believe in private property, remember), and removed in a military coup. The junta that the CIA helped install ruled Guatemala as one of the worst-case human rights abusers in the hemishere. This story parallels others in the following: Allende/Pinochet in Chile, Somozas/Contras in Nicarauga, etc. This pattern of support for brutal right-wing dictatorships throughout Latin America worked to protect a wealthy elites while suppressing democracy. For Bush to feign disbelief as to why the Yanqui is so despised and distrusted by a vast majority of poor Latin Americans? Now that defies belief!

[iceman_1960]

"Mr. Bush has packed a suitcase of strategies for nurturing trade, fighting drug-traffickers and curbing poverty and social inequality for his trip..."

Travelling light, Mr. Bush ?

[iceman_1960]

"The trip is to remind people that we care," Mr. Bush said.

He's lying again.

He's losing American lives in Iraq to save his own face.

That's what he cares about.

I hope he was given one-way tickets.

[gkc99]

Bushit is probably going down to check on the big land holdings that Jenna and Barbara scouted out for him in Uruguay on their recent trip to South America. It may be a private Guantanamo for him when the special prosecutors start closing in.

[antoniof123]

In 08 I will vote for anyone who is not a Republican. I just can not stomach another one ever again. In fact I will be dead by the time most of my tax dollar is no longer used to pay for this war of choice. The jerks wonder why we are angry they have such nerve.

[grazinggoat]

When this madman pays attention to you, your in trouble.
Posted by middleman8

-Well said! Better for the latin Americans to hide from him...

[horse3farm]

Yes, that's right, go to yet another country and tell them how great democracy is...yes, just give them a tour of the United States. They can then see for themselves how this democracy cares not at all for health care, for education, for the impoverished. In this democracy, the leader, with all his ego, is too busy pushing his insane agenda on other countries. What an ego-maniacal idiot.

IMPEACH BUSH NOW!

[karlimhof]

AP) President Bush embarked on a mission to challenge the widespread perception of U.S. neglect in Latin America which has helped fuel leftist leader Hugo Chavez's rising influence in America's backyard.


"challenge" what "perception" ? Have we allowed south america to think we don't care about them anymore?

Have these people forgotton all we've done for them?

Chile - Honduras & Nicaragua with Negroponte, the lovely Argentine general Pinochet we supported & Panama. All that economic help......

Chavez is in "America's backyard"? Oh, yeah, I forgot the Monroe Doctrine, Reagan Doctrine, and now the Neocon Doctrine.

I wonder how many thousands will be on streets thowing "flowers" at Bush ?

[sharncedar]

Latin America is Bush's home, its where his heart lies. His "nanny" whom he has publicly acknowlegded was closer to him than a mother, was a Latin fiend, from the dark, lawless nether regions of our continent. Bush's heart is hispanic, he believes in lawlessness, corruption, arrogance, and cruelty, he hates knowledge and learning, just like the rest of his hispanic race.

I echo the other poster in calling for him to stay there, don't come back. The hispanics love cruel, ignorant and corrupt leaders, they will love bush.

[fizzal-2009]

When Hugo Chavex speaks about his social movement he sure likes to talk through a device created by capitalism called the michrophone.

[middleman8]

When this madman pays attention to you, your in trouble.

[dallison7]

Bush Heads For Latin America



GOOD RIDANCE!!

STAY THERE!!

[rvjrvj]

Does our president really care about the welfare of Latin American Countries?????

[younglbc]

Bush needs to resign and talk his stupid country-bumpkin a$$back to Texas. He an idiot but he doesn't understandwhy half of the Americans don't like him. If Bush wasn't president the slain soldiers would still be alive and 9/11 would have never happened, but thats what you get form electing a dumba$$ with absolutely no military experience or training. Vote For Barak Obama