President Obama meets
Tuesday with Colombian President Juan Manuel
Santos — the first Latin American leader to visit the White House since
Secretary of State John F.
Kerry declared the death of the Monroe Doctrine.
Monday marked the 190th
anniversary of the declaration by PresidentJames Monroe, who
warned 19th century European powers to stay out of the Western Hemisphere or
face U.S. retaliation.
“The era of the Monroe
Doctrine is over … That’s worth applauding. That’s not a bad thing,” Mr. Kerry said in
a speech to the Organization
of American States two weeks ago, adding that the United States wants to
create a Western Hemisphere partnership of “equals, sharing responsibilities,
cooperating on security issues.”
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