Posted on 04/20/2009 7:08:41 AM PDT by careyb
Referring to the Chavez handshake.
A testimony to his weakness and attitude toward America, and our enemies know it.
Correction. Puts it in perspective...
Call him irresponsible,
Call him unreliable,
Throw in undependable too!
I think he’s very dependable......anything I know in my heart is wrong or immoral, Obama will give it credibility by embracing it..
Seems much ado about nothing. Generally, the nations of the world are courteous towards each other’s leaders—it’s just how diplomacy is done. Okay, if you don’t believe in diplomacy, you don’t do it. But if you are really going to try to get to the roots of some of the problems through diplomacy, a little courtesy goes a long ways.
It might be helpful to remember that when the democratically elected Chavez was overthrown by a military coup, the U.S. quickly recognized the coup leaders as the legitimate government of Venezuela. Chavez was popular enough to wrestle control away from the military, but I’m sure he hasn’t forgotten how the U.S. behaved.
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