Bolivia's president read Trump a history of U.S. foreign policy failures. Trump says "Thank you"

[left-of-center2012]

Bolivia’s leftist leader Evo Morales, in a face-to-face with his American counterpart:

“In no way is the United States interested in upholding democracy. If that were the case, it would not have financed coups d’etat and supported dictators.” Later, Morales accused the United States of promoting torture and said the Trump administration had “separated migrant children from their families and put them in cages.”

The Bolivian leader also said that the United States was responsible for the “most egregious acts of aggression committed during the 21st century,” including the military invasion of Iraq, the military intervention in Libya and the civil war in Syria. Morales also criticized Trump for threatening Venezuela and for its opposition to the International Criminal Court.

Though Secretary of State Mike Pompeo looked toward the Bolivian leader, sometimes appearing to smirk, Trump mostly stared down at his papers. When Morales had finished speaking, he simply responded: “Thank you, Mr. President (Morales).” Under Morales, Bolivia has been a fierce critic of U.S. foreign policy. In 2008, it expelled the U.S. ambassador and threw out American departments such as the U.S. Agency for International Development and the Drug Enforcement Administration.

Speaking earlier this week, Bolivia’s ambassador to the United Nations, Sacha Llorenti, said:

“The United States uses multilateralism and the United Nations as someone would use a lemon: They squeeze it as much as they can, and when they don’t use it, they throw it away,” he said.

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[murielm99]

1. Thank you.

My daughter lived in Bolivia for some time and studied there. I have kept up my interest in this country since then.

It is amazing how few of us pay attention to our neighbors to the south, their triumphs and their struggles.

[left-of-center2012]

4. "It is amazing how few of us pay attention to our neighbors to the south"

I lived in San Diego for many years and there was almost never any news there about news events in Tijuana, Mexico ~
a city of 1.3 million people about 17 miles south of San Diego.

[dhill926]

2. Viva Morales!

[Puzzler]

3. K&R

-Puzzler