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There's a few hundred million people in Latin America who would disagree with that.

I am from Brazil.

Although I am not much for left-wing politics, I really wish that Russia had more influence here than the US.

And I still keep meeting people that are still looking for people that got "disappeared" by CIA.

Really? Have you read the history of US/CIA involvment in Latin America? From embracing "death squads" to endorsing Pinochet and tons of other dictators, to war with Panama, to meddling with Venezuela, Columbia, Peru, Brasil, Argentina, Mexico etc politics, heck almost everywhere. Do you know how the very term "Banana Republic" came to be?

I think you misunderstood; I'm saying that a substantial, if not most, people in Latin America consider American influence as the worst of the worst.

I think you misread their comment. They were saying that they would rather trust the US government with their life over the Russian government.

Do you REALLY want to do a body count from the last few decades?

Yes, oblige us. And compare with the other party too, direct AND indirect deaths (e.g due to the Iraq embargo).