Testy But Solid US Relationship

El Salvadorean President Tony Saca in November criticised the US for earmarking too few funds (US$50mn, which in his words is 'very little cash') to a Washington-led effort to crack down on transnational crime in Mexico and Central America. The comments came following a meeting with US President George W Bush, at which the two discussed bilateral trade and El Salvador's continuing troop presence in Iraq. The discussions, and Saca's subsequent comments, illustrate that while El Salvador is still the US's closest ally in Central (and possibly all of Latin) America, Saca could continue to leverage his country's participation in

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