LIttle Bit of Bias, But Lots of Information....
...about what actually occurred:
This article is slanted toward Honduras exiling President Mel Zelaya, and then moving on.
Honduras Defends Its Democracy
This article is slanted toward US involvement for forcing reinstatement of President Mel Zelaya.
Separate Article With Different Viewpoint
Looks to be more of an internal political crisis in which nobody was willing to stop pushing the envelope, eventually push comes to shove. Somebody gets to take an extended vacation out of the country.
This is going to be an interesting case to see how much political resources that POTUS wants to spend regarding Honduras - if any. You only have so much "political capital" to spend, and one of the big issues is going to be "Why Honduras, and why not (enter name here)".
Smart Move: Let your Sec. of State handle this, apply the appropriate level of outrage, and then move back onto the more pressing issues.
Looks like it's too late...
Link to a BBC article on the situation. Looks like Obama's already made a statement of sorts.
Was it a sympathetic reaction perhaps?
Quote:
Originally Posted by
Steve Blair
Quite so. I found that reaction especially disturbing from someone who has a legal background and should be able to recognize the difference between a coup and what appears to have happened in Honduras. [...]
I agree with SB and JTF. Several times on the news I watched Obama make those comments. My slip/bias may be showing a tad here, but given my perception that he's taking us toward (if not down) a similar road, I sensed a bit of defensiveness in his facial expressions and tone. There appeared to be the desire to speak his mind battling with the need to filter his words.
"democracy is gone... voted away democratically."
Just my 2psi