In Two Days, Barack Obama Offers Three Contradictory Policy Statements On the
FARC And Venezuela
WASHINGTON, May 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is being
issued by the Republican National Committee:
THURSDAY FARC FAUX PAS: Sen. Obama Says He Will Unconditionally Meet With
Venezuela's Hugo Chavez To Discuss His Country's "Support Of FARC In
Colombia":
In Thursday Orlando Sentinel Interview, Sen. Obama Says Hugo Chavez's
"Support Of FARC In Colombia" Would Be One Of His Highest Priorities In
Unconditional Meeting With The Venezuelan Dictator. "One of the obvious high
priorities in my talks with President Hugo Chavez would be the fermentation of
anti-American sentiment in Latin America, his support of FARC in Colombia and
other issues he would want to talk about. It is important to understand that
ignoring these countries has not led to improved behavior on their part and it
has not served our national security interests."("Obama: I'll Talk To Castro,
Chavez," The Orlando Sentinel, http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com, 5/22/08)
FRIDAY FARC FAUX PAS: Sen. Obama Pledges To Isolate Any Government That
Supports The FARC:
In Friday's Miami Speech, Sen. Obama Called For "Regional Isolation" Of
Countries Supporting The FARC: "It Must Not Stand." SEN. OBAMA: "We will shine
a light on any support for the FARC that comes from neighboring governments.
This behavior must be exposed to international condemnation, regional
isolation, and -- if need be -- strong sanctions. It must not stand." (Senator
Barack Obama, Remarks, Miami, FL, 5/23/08)
FRIDAY FARC FAUX PAS #2: Sen. Obama Says The International Community
Should Hold Venezuela Accountable Only "If, In Fact" It Is Supporting The
FARC:
In Miami Herald Interview Published Today, Sen. Obama Says "We Have To
Hold Venezuela Accountable If, In Fact, It Is Trying To Ferment Terrorist
Activists In Other Borders." "When I asked him what he would do about the
estimated 37,000 Interpol-certified Colombian FARC guerrilla computer files
that indicate an active support from Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and
Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa to the Colombian rebels, Obama went farther
than the Bush administration. 'I think the Organization of American States and
the international community should launch an immediate investigation into this
situation. We have to hold Venezuela accountable if, in fact, it is trying to
ferment terrorist activities in other borders,' he told me. 'If Venezuela has
violated those rules, we should mobilize all the countries to sanction
Venezuela and let them know that that's not acceptable behavior.' So far, the
34-country OAS has not acted on the FARC computer files, which refer among
other things to a $300 million pledge from Chavez to the FARC, which
Washington and the European Union categorize as a terrorist group." (Andres
Oppenheimer, Op-Ed, "Obama Has Done His Homework On Latin America," The Miami
Herald, 5/24/08)
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