Posted on 06/29/2009 3:50:25 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
It’s difficult to make sense out of the foreign policy coming out of the White House under Barack Obama. On the one hand, Obama insisted that he could not interfere with the internal politics of the “sovereign government of Iran,” refusing for days to even condemn Iran for its flagrantly violent repression of dissent. When Honduras’ military staged a coup, though, Obama apparently had no such reticence in involving the US on behalf of deposed President Manuel Zelaya — a close ally of Hugo Chavez:
In an unusual concurrence of views, the Obama administration and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said they still recognized Mr. Zelaya as Honduras’ president. The State Department called the events an “attempted coup” and urged Mr. Zelaya’s “return and restoration of democratic order.”
U.S. officials said they were engaged in multinational efforts to resolve the crisis, through the Organization of American States and European allies. At the same time, Washington wants a resolution “free from external influence and interference,” a senior official told reporters during a conference call organized by the State Department.
The official, who spoke on the condition that he not be named, said the U.S. Embassy in Honduras was “consistently and almost constantly engaged in the last several weeks working with partners” and that U.S. officials were “in contact with all Honduran institutions, including the military.” However, the military stopped taking the embassy’s calls since the coup attempt, the official said.
The Wall Street Journal also reports Obama’s eagerness to “interfere”:
The Obama administration and members of the Organization of American States had worked for weeks to try to avert any moves to overthrow President Zelaya, said senior U.S. officials. Washington’s ambassador to Honduras, Hugo Llorens, sought to facilitate a dialogue between the president’s office, the Honduran parliament and the military.
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He also seems to have NO PROBLEMS with interferring with Israel.
Where is Joe Biden...anyway?
Recognizing his roots, he hates America and wants us overthrown and be “granted” to be king and follow the rules of socialism.
It’s pretty clear that Obama is lining up to support his fellow Marxists in Honduras and Venezuela.
Hopefully, our Supreme Court and military will be prepared to take the necessary action when Obama pulls the same kind of stunt.
“It’s easy for a president to dismantle a democracy if he is intent on doing it.” - Charles Krauthamer re: Honduras
Amen to that....
0bama claims the coup was illegal. Aren’t all coups illegal? Why would a country write a law into their constitution that legalizes coups? Why is Hillary holding off on her determination the coup was illegal?
These two “lawyers” apparently don’t understand the law.
So much for not interfering with other countries, ‘rats.
They lie about every issue.
Have any of our intrepid journalists asked Gibbs about this at a press conference?
I wouldn’t expect anything but dissembling, of course... still, watching that douchebag squirm and mumble his way through it should be good for a laugh or two.
Talk about a hanging curve ball...
Actually, it's quite easy to understand the foreign policy direction of the Obama administration. Specifically,
1. In Iran, the administration refused to stand up for freedom against an Islamic dictatorship.
2. In Honduras, the administration has stood up in favor of a would-be Latin American dictator, opposing a freely elected government's constitutional actions.
Seems to me that this administration is clearly a.) pro-tyranny and b.) anti-freedom.
Sort of odd for an American President don't you think?
Obama's FCC pick happens to be daughter of key House Democrat Clyburn
My thoughts exactly. Obama’s policies make perfect sense to those not in denial about his goals.
The movie Pelican Brief keeps coming into my mind.
The "concurrence of views" consists in believing the socialist "president" is not constrained by quaint notions such as a limited term of office.These buzzards all squawk the same tune.
It's not surprising that chavistas throughout the region are claiming that he was victim of a military coup. They want to hide the fact that the military was acting on a court order to defend the rule of law and the constitution, and that the Congress asserted itself for that purpose, too.
IT WASN'T A COUP! Oblahblah is a CHAVISTA!
Also in the Mideast, TOTUS gives $900M to Hamas (so far) and zero's out $1.5M for Democracy in Iran Projects out of the State Department Budget.
Not difficult at all to figure out.
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