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Tough Guy On Top **World Bank**
IBD Editorials ^ | 21 June 2007 | Staff

Posted on 06/21/2007 6:39:59 AM PDT by Kitten Festival

Leadership: For the musty World Bank, president designee Robert Zoellick already seems like fresh air. He's not only standing up for the bank's real purpose — economic development — he's even challenging tyrants.

Last Sunday, while visiting Mexico City, Zoellick threw a first punch at, of all people, Venezuela's bullying dictator, Hugo Chavez.

Chavez has tried to cow the World Bank into taking a softer stance on his dictatorship after the bank's leadership crisis last spring. Although Venezuela paid off its debts to the bank in April, Chavez denounced the bank as "imperialist" and threatened to drop his country's membership.

Some World Bank leaders would have mouthed feel-good platitudes to a dictator like this. Not Zoellick. He knew Chavez was playing a power game.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government
KEYWORDS: hugochavez; hugoping; robertzoellick; worldbank

1 posted on 06/21/2007 6:40:05 AM PDT by Kitten Festival
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To: Kitten Festival

It’s good to know there are some real males still out there.


2 posted on 06/21/2007 7:35:13 AM PDT by sageb1 (This is the Final Crusade. There are only 2 sides. Pick one.)
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