John McCain

it is pretti difficult for a politician to resist an invit to speak befor a room full of broadcast __PUNCT__ especi dure an elect_campaign __PUNCT__

but i am not here to talk about polit but about our neighbor which have been too neglect for too long __PUNCT__

we ar all of the new world __PUNCT__ unit by a common histori and a common quest for justic and freedom that began with our struggl for independ __PUNCT__

four and a half decad_ago __PUNCT__ john_kennedi describ the peopl of latin_america as our __PUNCT__ firm and ancient friend __PUNCT__ unit by histori and experi and by our determin to advanc the valu of american_civil __PUNCT__

never wa thi truer than todai __PUNCT__

with global __PUNCT__ our hemispher ha grown closer __PUNCT__ more integr __PUNCT__ and more interdepend __PUNCT__

latin_america america_todai is increasingli vital to the fortun of the unit_state __PUNCT__

american north and south share a common geographi and a common destini __PUNCT__

i would like to share with you todai my vision about where our hemispher is head __PUNCT__ and how __PUNCT__ as presid __PUNCT__ i would lead our region __PUNCT__

the countri of latin_america ar the natur partner of the unit_state __PUNCT__ and yet it hardli feel that wai todai __PUNCT__

anti __PUNCT__ american is on the rise in much of the region __PUNCT__

the attent of u. __PUNCT__ leader and the media have shift toward iraq __PUNCT__ afghanistan __PUNCT__ the broader middl_east and the war on terror __PUNCT__

as we have devot attent and energi to other region __PUNCT__ other __PUNCT__ danger forc have move into the breach __PUNCT__

hugo_chavez ha us the cloak of elector legitimaci to establish a on parti dictatorship in venezuela __PUNCT__ breath new oxygen into the decai castro regim in cuba __PUNCT__ alli with iran and other american enemi __PUNCT__ and support populist __PUNCT__ anti __PUNCT__ american_forc throughout the hemispher __PUNCT__

while the unit_state ha been pre __PUNCT__ occupi elsewher __PUNCT__ china ha launch a diplomat and econom offens in the region __PUNCT__ with uncertain intent and outcom __PUNCT__

and there is a grow reject among some latin amer ican of the free __PUNCT__ market democraci that ha been so painfulli achiev __PUNCT__

__PUNCT__ we can and we must do better __PUNCT__

i have seen the difficult journei thi region ha made sinc the 1970 and 80 __PUNCT__ a time of war and dictatorship __PUNCT__ of hyperinfl and econom_stagnat __PUNCT__

the latin_america i know is a hope place __PUNCT__ which prize it hard won freedom __PUNCT__ seiz new econom_opportun and remain a firm partner of the unit_state __PUNCT__

if i am elect_presid __PUNCT__ the unit_state will forg a new polici toward latin_america and the caribbean basin found on peac and secur __PUNCT__ share_prosper __PUNCT__ democraci and freedom __PUNCT__ and mutual respect __PUNCT__

there ar sever area of concern __PUNCT__

the undergovern tri __PUNCT__ border region of brazil __PUNCT__ argentina __PUNCT__ and paraguai is a haven for smuggler and radic group __PUNCT__

iran ha launch terrorist_attack in argentina __PUNCT__

hama __PUNCT__ hezbollah and similar group ar activ in the region __PUNCT__

sever state in the caribbean and elsewher ar small __PUNCT__ weak __PUNCT__ and vulner to narcot traffick __PUNCT__ monei launder __PUNCT__ and even terrorist_activ __PUNCT__

trinidad is home to a radic_islam group that ha been implic in the recent plot to attack new york jfk airport __PUNCT__ and sever individu involv in that plot ar from guyana __PUNCT__

our secur prioriti in thi hemispher is to ensur that terrorist __PUNCT__ their enabl and their busi partner __PUNCT__ includ narcotraffick __PUNCT__ have nowher to hide __PUNCT__

on element of thi effort requir a new approach to the region ungovern area __PUNCT__

we must help govern establish sovereignti over the land __PUNCT__ sea __PUNCT__ and air __PUNCT__ through broader partnership with will countri __PUNCT__

thi mean defens assist __PUNCT__ but also measur design to acceler broad econom_growth __PUNCT__ build the rule of law __PUNCT__ and extend the scope of govern_author to lawless area __PUNCT__

anoth element of thi approach must includ bolster the new democraci of the hemispher __PUNCT__

poll increasingli show that popul ar lose faith with democraci __PUNCT__ and blame it for fail to provid secur from crime and corrupt or a wai out of poverti __PUNCT__

we should help consolid democrat gain by help latin_american american_countri build the capac of the state __PUNCT__ train polit_parti __PUNCT__ bolster the elector process __PUNCT__ and press for more transpar and account __PUNCT__

there is also great potenti for a closer partnership with mani latin_american american_countri at a region and even a global_level __PUNCT__

mexico __PUNCT__ brazil __PUNCT__ chile __PUNCT__ and other repres truli intern partner of the unit_state __PUNCT__ countri commit to valu we hold dear __PUNCT__ includ an embrac of human right __PUNCT__ the expans of freedom __PUNCT__ econom_develop __PUNCT__ and an orderli and rule __PUNCT__ base intern engag __PUNCT__

__PUNCT__ there ha been much talk of a leftward tilt in latin_america __PUNCT__ but there ar two __PUNCT__ left __PUNCT__ there ar those center __PUNCT__ left govern with whom we can work_close and cooper __PUNCT__ and there ar the few populist __PUNCT__ statist govern who oppos much of what the unit_state and it democrat partner stand for __PUNCT__

we should be care not to overreact to the former __PUNCT__ and we must ensur that the latter ar margin __PUNCT__

hugo_chavez is drive venezuela toward disast and try to take other along with him __PUNCT__

sinc hi elect __PUNCT__ he ha overseen the dismantl of venezuelan democraci __PUNCT__

after undermin the parliament and the independ of the court __PUNCT__ he is now target the media __PUNCT__ free_labor labor_union __PUNCT__ and privat_enterpris __PUNCT__

chavez close radio caraca televis after some __NUM___year on the air __PUNCT__ and is even go after small cabl_network __PUNCT__

he is call for the creation of a common_defens pact between venezuela __PUNCT__ cuba __PUNCT__ nicaragua and bolivia __PUNCT__ to oppos the unit_state __PUNCT__

in hi spare moment __PUNCT__ he ha found the time to meet with the holocaust __PUNCT__ deni presid of iran __PUNCT__

we have seen thi stori befor __PUNCT__

hugo_chavez __PUNCT__ like fidel_castro befor him __PUNCT__ embrac authoritarian and aggress and statist econom_polici __PUNCT__ a time __PUNCT__ worn recip for disast __PUNCT__

onli todai high oil_price keep him from swiftli join previous discredit leftist dictat on the ash heap of histori __PUNCT__

too mani dictatorship ar enrich by our relianc on foreign_oil __PUNCT__

that is why it is a matter of u. __PUNCT__ nation_secur to reduc our relianc on import oil __PUNCT__

__PUNCT__ nor can we forget the peopl of cuba __PUNCT__

it is in the unit_state __PUNCT__ nation_interest that the cuban_peopl peopl_live in freedom __PUNCT__

a hostil state __PUNCT__ a sponsor of terror __PUNCT__ a regim that harbor fugit from u. __PUNCT__ justic and shoot down unarm american civilian aircraft is a nation_secur threat __PUNCT__

as presid __PUNCT__ i will not passiv await the long __PUNCT__ overdu demis of the castro dictatorship __PUNCT__

my administr will press the cuban regim to releas all polit_prison uncondition __PUNCT__ to legal all polit_parti __PUNCT__ labor_union and free media and to schedul internation monitor elect __PUNCT__

and __PUNCT__ the embargo will stai in place until those term ar met __PUNCT__

i would provid more materi assist and moral support to the courag human right activist who brave defi the regim everi dai __PUNCT__ and increas radio and tv marti and other mean to commun directli with the cuban_peopl __PUNCT__

my justic_depart wo uld vigor prosecut cuban offici implic in the murder of american __PUNCT__ drug_traffick and other crime __PUNCT__

cuba transit to democraci is inevit __PUNCT__ and we need to begin plan now for that dai __PUNCT__

while our cuba polici doe not alwai accord with that of our hemispher and european partner __PUNCT__ we should begin an activ dialogu with them to develop a plan for post __PUNCT__ castro cuba __PUNCT__ a plan that will spark rapid chang and a new awaken in that countri __PUNCT__

the cuban_peopl have wait long enough __PUNCT__

we can do thi by stand not just against the neg design of despot __PUNCT__ but for a posit vision __PUNCT__ for a better futur of promis and prosper and equal that is not american alon __PUNCT__ but that constitut a futur share by all of the hemispher partner __PUNCT__

we trade as much with latin_america and the caribbean as we do with the european_union __PUNCT__ and yet there is enorm untap potenti __PUNCT__

brazil and mexico ar togeth as popul as the unit_state __PUNCT__ while brazil alon is compar in geograph size __PUNCT__

mani govern in the region have abandon the excess spend and statist econom control that fuel econom_crise for decad __PUNCT__

inflat is down __PUNCT__ growth is up __PUNCT__ and the hemispher ha been free of an emerg_market financi_crisi for the past five year __PUNCT__

we need to build on the passag of the central_america free_trade_agreement by expand u. __PUNCT__ trade with the region __PUNCT__

let start by ratifi the trade agreement with panama __PUNCT__ peru __PUNCT__ and colombia that ar alreadi complet __PUNCT__ and push_forward the free_trade area of the america __PUNCT__

too mani democrat have embrac econom isolation __PUNCT__ pai off special_interest by oppos trade_agreement with our democrat neighbor __PUNCT__

thei could not be more wrong __PUNCT__

my administr would reduc barrier to trade and press for renew trade promot author __PUNCT__

open new and integr world_market doe not automat translat into a higher qualiti life for everyon __PUNCT__

latin_america incom_inequ pose a threat to stabil and free_market democraci __PUNCT__

as we pursu liber trade __PUNCT__ we must work with latin_american american_govern to open up real opportun for the million of citizen in thi hemispher trap in the underground inform economi __PUNCT__ without access to credit __PUNCT__ with no titl to their properti __PUNCT__ and no abil to har their energi and work_ethic in an entrepreneuri economi __PUNCT__

the power of global_capit capit_market dwarf the import of foreign assist in financ econom_expans __PUNCT__

capit_market do not __PUNCT__ howev __PUNCT__ automat seek out those who have been left behind __PUNCT__ and my administr would work to ensur that those margin have an opportun for a better life __PUNCT__

trade offer opportun __PUNCT__ aid can help ensur that those opportun ar avail to all __PUNCT__

the unit_state should launch a major program design not to increas handout but rather to build capac __PUNCT__ improv educ __PUNCT__ cut red_tape __PUNCT__ and reduc the corrupt that is the foremost impedi to econom_growth __PUNCT__

we should target assist and micro __PUNCT__ lend to the econom isol and often indigen_popul among our free_trade trade_partner __PUNCT__

we need to help govern do these thing not onli becaus extrem inequ threaten the futur of market democraci __PUNCT__ but also becaus help latin_america expand growth and opportun at home is an import element in curb illeg_immigr and expand american_market __PUNCT__

mexico must be a vital partner in stop illeg_immigr __PUNCT__

presid calderon ha shown strong leadership in confront drug crime throughout hi countri __PUNCT__

by extradit drug kingpin to the unit_state __PUNCT__ deploi mexican troop to enforc order in cartel __PUNCT__ domin area __PUNCT__ and by take on the narcot trade so directli __PUNCT__ he ha embark on a courag and vital cours __PUNCT__

the mexican_govern must win thi war __PUNCT__

should the gang and cartel prove victori __PUNCT__ our secur will be weaken and more drug will flow into the unit_state __PUNCT__

mexico need more help from the unit state in thi effort __PUNCT__ and in a mccain adminstr __PUNCT__ that help will come __PUNCT__

we need a strong alli and partner in mexico __PUNCT__ and forg thi relationship would be a top_prioriti in my administr __PUNCT__

i would hope to return u.s. __PUNCT__ mexico relat to the bright dai at the begin of the bush_administr __PUNCT__ when the relationship between our presid and presid fox held untold promis __PUNCT__

there is great potenti for progress in relat with other kei countri as well __PUNCT__

the u. __PUNCT__ recent agre to work with brazil in an effort to expand sugar product toward ethanol us __PUNCT__

thi is a good start __PUNCT__ but we can go much further toward establish close_ti with south_america biggest economi __PUNCT__ a countri that is a leader in the region and beyond __PUNCT__

brazil leadership in the u.n peacekeep forc in the troubl nation of haiti is a model of how to foster region secur and cooper __PUNCT__

colombia continu to face enorm challeng __PUNCT__ and we have seen some real success in fight narco __PUNCT__ terror and establish it author __PUNCT__

unfortun __PUNCT__ these success ar endang by democrat who oppos provid militari_aid to a democraci under sieg and want to turn their back on the free_trade_agreement negoti with our strongest alli in latin_america __PUNCT__

i intend to fight for plan_colombia and for a free_trade pact with colombia __PUNCT__

you don't build strong allianc by turn your back on friend __PUNCT__

colombia is a countri too big and too import to fail __PUNCT__ and we need to ensur success __PUNCT__

in chile and peru __PUNCT__ the potenti to expand ti offer much hope as well __PUNCT__

and we should encourag argentina to choos a cours of cooper base on mutual respect __PUNCT__

in central_america __PUNCT__ what wa onc a war __PUNCT__ torn region is now a vibrant __PUNCT__ democrat success_stori __PUNCT__

who could have imagin in the 1980 that on dai el_salvador __PUNCT__ nicaragua and hondura would send militari_forc to serv with american in iraq __PUNCT__ for decad __PUNCT__ in republican and democrat_administr alik __PUNCT__ the unit_state ha treat latin_america as a junior_partner rather than as a neighbor __PUNCT__ like a littl brother rather than as an equal __PUNCT__

latin_america is not our backyard __PUNCT__ central and south_america ar not __PUNCT__ beneath __PUNCT__ the unit_state __PUNCT__

as a resid of a state that border mexico __PUNCT__ i am acut awar of the extraordinari contribut that our neighbor make to the unit state __PUNCT__ from trade to cultur to a commit to democraci and human right __PUNCT__

we share with our latin_american neighbor a deep regard for faith __PUNCT__ famili __PUNCT__ and hard_work __PUNCT__

we share a civil and a hemispher __PUNCT__

and we should work __PUNCT__ togeth __PUNCT__ to creat in the america a new model of relat between the develop and the develop_world __PUNCT__

if elect i will work to creat a new global leagu of democraci that would give brazil __PUNCT__ colombia __PUNCT__ mexico __PUNCT__ chile __PUNCT__ peru and other great_nation in the region a voic in confront common problem base a share valu __PUNCT__ a voic that thei ar deni in the unit_nation nation_secur secur_council __PUNCT__

i will also revit our public diplomaci in latin_america __PUNCT__ and the world __PUNCT__

in __NUM__ the clinton_administr and congress agre to abolish the unit_state inform agenc and place it public diplomaci function into the depart of state __PUNCT__

thi wa a mistak __PUNCT__

dismantl an agenc dedic to promot america and the american messag amount to unilater disarma in the struggl of idea __PUNCT__

commun our govern view on dai to dai issu is what the state_depart doe __PUNCT__

but commun the idea of america __PUNCT__ our purpos __PUNCT__ our past and our futur is a differ task __PUNCT__

we need to re __PUNCT__ creat an independ agenc with the sole_purpos of get america messag to the world __PUNCT__

thi would aid our effort in the global struggl against islam_extrem __PUNCT__

it would aid our effort to commun accur with the peopl of latin_america when some try to propagand them __PUNCT__

our valu of liberti __PUNCT__ equal and opportun ar univers __PUNCT__

we know our countri ha been the greatest forc for good the world ha ever known __PUNCT__

our stori is a stori of hope __PUNCT__ optim __PUNCT__ freedom and compass __PUNCT__

it is a stori that must be told effect and profession __PUNCT__ someth thi audienc know veri well __PUNCT__

let me speak from the heart __PUNCT__ to the peopl of cuba __PUNCT__ who have been rob of their freedom and their dream __PUNCT__ my administr will support the futur __PUNCT__ freeli elect_govern of your choic __PUNCT__

commissar and jailer will not dictat your futur __PUNCT__

to the peopl of venezuela __PUNCT__ we will alwai respect your democrat choic __PUNCT__ but we stand against those who seek to corrupt and hijack your democraci __PUNCT__

to the peopl of our southern neighbor __PUNCT__ mexico __PUNCT__ our differ ar real __PUNCT__ but small compar to our common bond and mutual interest __PUNCT__

we will support your presid campaign to advanc the rule of law __PUNCT__ and the dream of freedom __PUNCT__ opportun and justic for which your ancestor have struggl for five hundr_year __PUNCT__

to all of the peopl and govern of our share hemispher __PUNCT__ no portion of thi earth is more import to the unit_state __PUNCT__

my administr will work relentlessli to build a futur with liberti and justic for all __PUNCT__

to the druglord and demagogu __PUNCT__ you will lose __PUNCT__

relat with our southern neighbor must be govern by mutual respect __PUNCT__ not domin by an imperi impuls __PUNCT__ nor by anti __PUNCT__ american demagogueri on the other __PUNCT__

the promis of north __PUNCT__ central __PUNCT__ and south_american american_life is too great for that __PUNCT__

i believ the america can and must be the model for a new __NUM___centuri relationship between north and south __PUNCT__

our can be the first complet democrat hemispher __PUNCT__ where trade is free across all border __PUNCT__ where secur and opportun ar defend and advanc for all __PUNCT__ where the rule of law and the magic of the marketplac allow all peopl __PUNCT__ north and south __PUNCT__ to reach their god __PUNCT__ given potenti __PUNCT__

that will be my vision as your presid __PUNCT__

togeth __PUNCT__ we can realiz it __PUNCT__

thank you __PUNCT__