Imminent U.S. Missile Strike On Syria Criticized By Leftist LatAm Leaders
Imminent U.S. Missile Strike On Syria Criticized By Leftist LatAm Leaders
While some Latin American leaders offer sharp criticisms in the wake of U.S.-proposed missile strikes on Syria, AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth says the reaction "has very little to do with Syria."
U.S. intervention anywhere around the world–from drone strikes in the Gulf of Aden to wars in Afghanistan and Iraq–has drawn sharp criticism from Latin American leaders and the proposed missile strikes in Syria appear to be more about supporting their rhetoric than about its support for the Assad regime.
“This has very little to do with Syria,” said Eric Farnsworth, the vice president of Council of the Americas/Americas Society, a think tank in New York City. “Venezuela just stridently opposes everything the U.S. does internationally.”
While criticism from the likes of of Venezuela and Cuba have been predictable, Brazil's hesitance to say anything either way about the missile strikes is the “more troubling” issue, Farnsworth said.
