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States policy to Latin American countries has been consistently
self-serving -- and more specifically to bolster the profits of
American multi-national corporations. On a few occasions, a
secondary criterion has been to protect the security of the
United States. Additionally, Washington has had the naivete and
pervasive belief that Latin Americans are inferior to Americans.
Historically, the European countries have been looked upon as
the cradle of American culture. For the most part, these nations
are wealthy. They have strong militaries and most are NATO
allies. They have a relatively long history of democratic
institutions.  On the other hand, Latin American countries tend
to be poor. No culture has been handed down to Anglos living in
the United States. They have a history of totalitarian
governments. They are vital to American corporations operating
in Latin America, and subsequently the American government has
portrayed them as "democracie