tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162431493776686444.post1003843759171060399..comments2023-10-29T05:13:15.825-05:00Comments on Another War-on-Terror Blog: Zelaya, Honduras, and HistoryBrian H. Gillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13209697542675181894noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162431493776686444.post-13789678888705306132009-07-03T10:44:58.347-05:002009-07-03T10:44:58.347-05:00Anonymous,
Thanks for the comment - and an '...Anonymous, <br /><br />Thanks for the comment - and an 'inside' look at part of the Honduras situation. <br /><br />Support for Obama's position is by no means universal: despite the high level of approval he's got, some commentators have wondered why he's supporting Zeleya. <br /><br />I'm not at all sure that Zeleya would be good for Honduras, myself. <br /><br />He sounds like the sort of national leader who would make America's Ulysses S. Grant look like a choir boy. <br /><br />One purpose of this post was to discuss a rational explanation for the behavior of Obama, Chavez, and the United Nations in relation to Honduras and Zelaya. <br /><br />I could be wrong, but I strongly suspect that a big factor in this remarkable show of support is the deep-seated, emotional disinclination people who remember the recent history of Latin America may have to the idea of a return to the days of banana republics and generalissimos.Brian H. Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13209697542675181894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162431493776686444.post-35324937944243750712009-07-01T19:08:13.137-05:002009-07-01T19:08:13.137-05:00Unfortunately I do not think that the information ...Unfortunately I do not think that the information available in the US at this time is at all accurate. I am an American living in Honduras right now, and if you ask anyone down here you will find that what the Honduran military did was the best possible solution to a dangerous situation, and the support from Obama and Chavez as well as others is only endangering this nation more. Zelaya wanted to hold a vote to allow people to run for presidency for more than one consecutive term (which they cannot do here) fearing that he was trying to become a dictator the freedom loving people of honduras supported the decision of their congress when they ruled that the they would not hold the vote as it goes against their constitution. Zelaya wanted to hold the vote anyways and had Chavez print the ballots. The Honduran military got Zelaya out of the country before he was able to hold the illegal vote and in doing so prevented many violent protests. The support that Obama is showing for Zelaya makes me and all of the honduran people i have spoken with sick.<br /><br />m.l.e.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com