Larry Birns Quotes (13 Quotes)

How are you going to retaliate for keeping people warm for winter It's a pretty brilliant strategy.

He (Chavez) is popular because he needles the United States and he talks like the average Latin American would talk.

I don't think this is going to result in a diplomatic breakthrough for the Iranians. These Latin American nations may simply abstain from voting rather than vote against referring Iran to the council.

Morales is certainly not like Chavez. He is more of an opportunist than Chavez, and I think his credentials are somewhat portable. ... Morales is prepared to play the political game of accommodating himself to what he would call outside realities.

They go after their left-wing targets with a vengeance but in doing so, they are fouling the political waters throughout Latin America. These days, whatever the administration touches in the region turns to stone.

Will the administration be wise enough to pull back from its hostile attitude What is needed is a sober accounting of what is needed, instead of turning to the CIA.

Chavez has opened the door for Iran. He genuinely believes in this type of solidarity. I don't think Brazil or Uruguay will be so accommodating.

The U.S. and the international community has a failed policy in that it has not promoted security and democracy in Haiti. The election, if and when it takes place, will be as controversial as elections in Iraq.

This is being done devoid of public scrutiny. I personally think that it's outrageous that the US government can dispose funds with no real consultation.

It's a decisive moment, ... It's not Chavez's nasty tongue that has earned him Washington's odium. It is his policies. What he stands for is a declining role for the U.S. in Latin America.

The Bush administration has tried to make Venezuela seem like a spooky, murky place. But they have cried wolf too often. Without serious evidence, you can't take their accusations seriously.

It's a major political statement. Morales at this point is not prepared to sacrifice his left-leaning profile in exchange for Washington's approval.

Here you have an elected leader with skills and money who doesn't throw people in jail and pull out their fingernails. That's what makes him so dangerous.