The headline on the April 20th read “Obama extends hands to enemies; Chavez, Castro make overtures to U. S.” The AP report goes on to say “Defending his brand of world politics, President Barack Obama said Sunday that he ‘strengthens our hand’ by reaching out to enemies of the United States….”
WATCHDOG: There is no indication in the article that Obama used the word “enemies” in reference to the two countries. The president is quoted as saying “If we are practicing what we preach, and if we occasionally confess to having strayed from our values and our ideals, that strengthens our hand.”
These countries do not harbor terrorist activities against our nation. They may not agree with our views on government and the economy, but so do many governments with which we have close relations.
Words have meaning. The Intell and AP should choose theirs more carefully.
