A more cooperative. less unilateral foreign policy. including the suspension of funding for WHINSEC. will cleariy demonstrate our respect for intemnational human rights standards and would help the United States regain intluence and build connections in Latin America. The United States should work with Latin American nations on common solutions to common problems. and our programs should invest in helping Latin American communities help themselves. Instead of providing funds to train human rights abusers. we should provide assistance for clean water. vaccinations for children. microcredit. technical assistance for small farmers and small business. shelter for refugees and generous disaster relief to build goodwill with our neighbors. Just last month Nobel Peace Prize Recipient Oscar Arias. President of Costa Rica. announced that Costa Rica would no longer send its police to the WHINSEC for training.
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