At the moment, the nation of Venezuela, governed [or ruled] by Bush’s arch-enemy Hugo Chavez, is one of America’s top suppliers of crude oil. So what do Venezuelans think an Obama presidency would be like?
For Venezuela’s opposition-friendly newspaper El Universal, Antonio A. Herrera-Vaillant writes about, among other things, the oil issue and immigration:
“Obama will look for a way to liberate his economy from the tyranny of oil, even at the cost of his own automotive and energy industries. He will entrust supply only to time-tested friends like Canada and Mexico, which will be detrimental to only one Latin American country [Venezuela]. As for foreign trade: It was Clinton [a Democrat] who won final approval of NAFTA, so Columbia still has many possibilities. [Colombia is waiting for Washington to approve a similar agreement with them].”
By Antonio A. Herrera-Vaillant
Translated By Liz Essary
October 24, 2008
Mexico – El Universal – Original Article (French)
A month ago it seemed impossible. Today, Barack Hussein Obama has the Presidency of the United States within reach. Confronted with the economic crisis, the polls project that he has a significant lead, and, though the result won’t be known until the end, this could be a repeat of Kennedy-Nixon: Obama is simply more telegenic.What would the implications be for Latin America?
First: Obama shouldn’t be a stooge for the charlatans of global neo-communism. Latin America couldn’t care less if Obama nominates judges outlawing the carrying of firearms or allowing abortions, gay marriage and all that gets the left and right over there so worked up. Nor would it be surprising if he retains an unbalanced, lopsided budget. His turn to “the left” shouldn’t go any further than the moderate British Labour Party, at most expanding the health care system. If he goes further than that, he loses.
Second: Any Latin American tyrant [ie.: Hugo Chavez], no matter how comfortable they may be, would have to mourn. If Obama imitates Jimmy Carter, there will be more attacks on human rights violators; nor should they [the tyrants] be pleased if he’s like all the other Democrats, from Wilson to Johnson, who launched the greatest wars in defense of the fundamental interests of the United States. Obama would pay dearly if this weren’t the case.
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