Don't blame the US for poverty in Latin America!

A post from December 2006:

Here we go again. It's always the US's fault. After all, isn't the US responsible for everything? Why not? It's easier to blame the US than govern.

Of course, how is the US responsible for any of this?

Frankly, Latin America is poor because of domestic policies that discourage foreign investment and entrepreneurship.

It's easy to blame the US. It's a lot more difficult to deliver, as these new demagogues will soon learn.