Hillary Clinton railed against "growing Iranian, Chinese and Russian influence in the Western Hemisphere, which has ostensibly encouraged leftist leaders like Venezuelas Hugo Chavez, Bolivias Evo Morales and Nicaraguas Daniel Ortega to promote anti-U.S. sentiment and rely on aid from China, Iran and Russia. She particularly singled out Nicaragua, stating We are looking to figure out how to deal with [President Daniel] Ortega as the Iranians are building a huge embassy in Managua. You can only imagine what its for. Another pretext for US aggression collapses. New ones will be introduced in the future.
This is nothing new. We have always been telling the other leading powers to stay the F out of our hemisphere ever since the beginning of the Monroe Doctrine. Keeping foreign influence and military presence out of our hemisphere has always been a top priority for our economic and security interests. What else were you expecting?
