Last week, while Iran's mullahs concluded yet another unfair election, Obama took the courageous stand of the middle-ground by declaring "How that plays out," Mr. Obama said, "is ultimately for the Iranian people to decide." This, while those seeking democracy in Iran were being bludgeoned to death in the streets, by the state-sanctioned thug-ocracy. Apparently, it was his belief that he shouldn't mingle into Iranian politics. Fair enough, one might say, after all didn't we engage in enough meddling during those terrible Bush years?
In today's news, Honduran president Zelaya, was ousted after trying to illegally hold a referendum that would allow him to seek additional terms in office; illegally I say, because their constitution says that he cannot due this without approval from the other branches of the government. He did not have approval from ANY branch of the government, not even of his own party. When he tried anyway (getting the ballots from Chavez of Venezuela, none-the-less), the Supreme Court ordered the military to arrest him. They did, sent him into exile, and now the rightful next in line (according to their constitution, the top man in congress) is interim president until scheduled November elections.
Strangely, however, Obama doesn't seem to be in his "no more mingling" kind-of mood:
"We believe that the coup was not legal and that President Zelaya remains the president of Honduras, the democratically elected president there," Obama told reporters after an Oval Office meeting with Colombian President Alvaro Uribe.
Strange, how Obama won't fight for freedom, but he is so quick to fight for a dictator wanna-be. Jimmy Carter, the sequel.
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