Obama Defends: Interactions with Chavez Don't Show Signs of Weakness

The Hill: But Obama defended his handshakes and brief chats with Chavez when asked about the notion pushed by Obama’s opponents during the campaign that his willingness to talk to enemies of the U.S. was a “sign of weakness.” “The American people didn’t buy it. And there’s a reason that the American people didn’t buy it. Because it doesn’t make sense.”