That determination to bury old antagonisms was also present when Obama responded disarmingly to an hour-long opening speech by Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, in which the former leftist revolutionary reviewed US action against Cuba including the failed Bay of Pigs invasion. “I’m grateful President Ortega did not blame me for things that happened when I was three months old,” he told chuckling leaders.
Many criticized the President for his ambivalent response to criticism of America noting that one of the President's chief roles is defending America. "How is he supposed to defend us militarily if he can't even spare a kind word for the country he represents?" pointed out one critic. Obama's press secretary, Jingle Alldaway, clarified that Obama "might not have run for office if he'd known that defending our country was part of the job description."
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