===2014-07-17 Putin does Latin America...===
Since the Monroe Doctrine, the US considered Latin America it's lawful backyard. I can't recall the last time a Russian head of state conducted such a Latin American tour. And the article in Russia Today itself presents it as a direct challenge to the US.... In each stop on this tour, Putin supported regimes and financial deals that are directly contrary to US interests...
Beyond the China-Russia mega-deal on gas a few months ago, which was not denominated in US dollars, and was called the opening shot of the Eurasian Century, this tour may be another landmark of the same...
In short: The failing socio-economic policies of the US regime at home, have brought US international influence to an unprecedented low... If the US does not take some corrective measures at home soon, by the time it recovers, it is likely to be a second or third tier world power...
jz
Since the Monroe Doctrine, the US considered Latin America it's lawful backyard. I can't recall the last time a Russian head of state conducted such a Latin American tour. And the article in Russia Today itself presents it as a direct challenge to the US.... In each stop on this tour, Putin supported regimes and financial deals that are directly contrary to US interests...
Beyond the China-Russia mega-deal on gas a few months ago, which was not denominated in US dollars, and was called the opening shot of the Eurasian Century, this tour may be another landmark of the same...
In short: The failing socio-economic policies of the US regime at home, have brought US international influence to an unprecedented low... If the US does not take some corrective measures at home soon, by the time it recovers, it is likely to be a second or third tier world power...
jz
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