Summit of the Americas

2012-04-12

This is Frank Gaffney with the Secure Freedom Minute. The Summit of the Americas in Colombia this week will showcase the extraordinary turn-around of that nation from one afflicted with narco-trafficking revolutionaries and a depressed economy to a rising star in the Western hemisphere. That transformation is due largely to the visionary leadership of former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe. It’s also a testament to what can be done when the United States plays an engaged and generous role, as was d...

This is Frank Gaffney with the Secure Freedom Minute.

The Summit of the Americas in Colombia this week will showcase the extraordinary turn-around of that nation from one afflicted with narco-trafficking revolutionaries and a depressed economy to a rising star in the Western hemisphere.

That transformation is due largely to the visionary leadership of former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe. It’s also a testament to what can be done when the United States plays an engaged and generous role, as was done under Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush.

We are not playing such a role in countering another threat to the region: the impending death to cancer of Venezuelan dictator Hugo Chavez and his likely succession by still-worse narco-generals. The Colombian summit would be a good place for President Obama to demonstrate anew America’s commitment to freedom in our front-yard.

This is Frank Gaffney with the Secure Freedom Minute. Learn more at SecureFreedomRadio.com.

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