Honduras latest victim of Democracy
Update: Rush has a great question: Meddling in Iran is wrong, but meddling in Honduras is right. Why does Obama meddle in favor of a burgeoning dictator in Honduras, but not when the dictators are in trouble in Iran? Does Obama really side with the dictators on this one?
Original Post:
Hillary and Obama are unhappy about it. They are joined by good friends Chavez and Castro.
From HillDog:
Mrs. Clinton has piled on as well. Yesterday she accused Honduras of violating “the precepts of the Interamerican Democratic Charter” and said it “should be condemned by all.” Fidel Castro did just that. Mr. Chávez pledged to overthrow the new government.
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama says the weekend ouster of Honduran leader Manuel Zelaya was a “not legal” coup and that he remains the country’s president.
Oh boy. Well, the WSJ has something more on this:
Honduras is fighting back by strictly following the constitution. The Honduran Congress met in emergency session yesterday and designated its president as the interim executive as stipulated in Honduran law. It also said that presidential elections set for November will go forward. The Supreme Court later said that the military acted on its orders. It also said that when Mr. Zelaya realized that he was going to be prosecuted for his illegal behavior, he agreed to an offer to resign in exchange for safe passage out of the country. Mr. Zelaya denies it.
Well, well. Unless one is prepared to debunk the WSJ story in some fashion, it appears our SecState and POTUS in agreement with dictators on being able to overthrow whatever elements of a lawful democracy they see fit. I’m gonna go ahead and side with people who demand freedom and lawfulness from their leaders. We have extreme interests in keeping this whole region from falling under Hugo’s reign, as well, and that only sweetens the pot when he promises to overthrow this lawful government that he hates. We’d be able to deploy and wipe him off the map, finally.
A word from a Honduran:
“We won’t go backwards,” one sign said. “We want to live in peace, freedom and development.”
I’m with ya, buddy. I just hope we get a chance to prove it.
