LatamPolitik: “Son-of-a-bitch” Diplomacy, Mexico Agro Reform, and Heavy Lies the Coca Crown
Son-of-a-bitch Diplomacy
What’s old: In 1939, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt allegedly delivered a memorable quote about then-Nicaraguan dictator Anastasio Somoza García: “Somoza may be a son of a bitch, but he's our son of a bitch.” Whether or not he actually said it, the United States has practiced son-of-a-bitch diplomacy in Latin America for ce…