Visa Issues

I’m sitting here, watching Hilary Clinton, make excuses on Romanian television, as to why the refusal rate for American visas is so high. Romania is full member of the EU, in which most all other countries qualify for a visa treaty. The U.S. , however, is refusing to extend this accommodation to Romania, where the refusal rate remains around 25%. Put simply, Romanians view this as discrimination. I am not entirely sure that they are wrong. It makes sense, they are an EU member and should receive the same treatment as it’s other member states. This has been a point of contention for a while, and stands to get worse in the future if nothing changes.
It seems that Romania is less than thrilled with the current regime in America. They were one of the first governments to back the US in the War in Iraq and, at a time when many government are withdrawing their support of the War on Terror, Romania is preparing to send another 1,000 troops. This attitude seems to extends to other parts of south eastern Europe as well. Kosovo recently named a street after 'W'.