Reply #4: There is a whiff of imperialism in Kerry's speech

[IndianaGreen]

The best thing Kerry can do about Latin America is keep the US out of their affairs!

Kerry should renounce his own pro-imperialist speeches on Venezuela and Cuba for which he was denounced by the Left in this country and by the head of the Varela pro-democracy project in Cuba. Putting a Democratic Party stamp on Otto Reich and John Bolton's interventionists policies in Latin America just won't do as a viable alternative to Bush.

If Kerry cares about Cuba, he should announce that he will return Guantanamo to Cuba upon becoming President. Kerry should also lift the embargo without pre-conditions and he should allow free and unrestricted travel to Cuba. All restrictions on Americans doing business in Cuba should also be done away with.

If Kerry cares about the people of Latin America he should announce that he will close down the infamous school for terrorists and torturers that the US has been running in Fort Benning, the training center formerly known as the School for the Americas.