Obama on Latin America

While appears as though Obama is going to clinch the Democratic nomination, it seems that he has taken a rather "strategic approach" to Latin America as Steve Clemons of the Huffington Post reports.

In his speech at high school in Virginia, Obama clarifies what his policy would be with Latin America. He says that the US has become preoccupied with the efforts in Iraq and have ignored LA. Clemons says that Obama wants to "engage" with their leaders rather than working around them. This includes collaborating with Venuezuela and Cuba.

I'm eager to see how Obama would actually take action as Presient. Although Clemons supports what Obama outlines in his speech, I find his policy of "engagement" to be rather generic political rhetoric. Either way, I do agree with Obama that more attention needs to be redirected southward to our "neighbors" in LA.

Below is Obama's speech at the high school in Virginia.