Sunday, October 23, 2005

Noriega's resignation

COHA wrote a post-mortem [Noriega's Latin American Policy: A Disservice to the Nation, October 4, 2005] of Roger Noriega's service as the State Department’s Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemispheric Affairs, ended when he resigned a few months ago. The piece raises an interesting question of to what extent the Bush Administration's radical right-wing policies, exemplified by Noriega, have contributed or caused the weakening of U.S. standing in Latin America. A case can be made that Clinton's presidency was far more effective at maintaining imperial power. Presumably, elites are thus dissatisfied with Bush and yet the business class still appears supportive. Clearly Bush is good for short-term profit but I'm surprised there isn't more visible opposition from the more far-sighted.

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