Honduras
I just noticed two articles on Drudge about the situation in the Honduras. The first is from the opinion section of the Wall Street Journal and appears to give the lie to claims that it is an undemocratic coup. I’m sure more details will come to light over the next couple days, but if the outline given by the WSJ essay is legitimate then Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are guilty of gross negligence (per Reuters release).
It’s one thing to be embarassingly slow to respond (ie the Iranian elections; here’s a blistering opinion of Obama’s mishandling of Iran in general), but it’s on another magnitude to hedge on the side of the Chavistas! The whole “it’s a coup, but we’re not going to officially call it a coup” bit… I get playing the middle, but I’m afraid that Mr. Obama is going to find out that if you do it too often you just end up with both sides upset at you.
Addendum (7/5): Another good article from Slate.
Addendum (7/14): O’Grady with a revealing essay at WSJ.
Addendum (7/25): I told you so Mr. Obama.
Addendum (8/3): A lack of change you can believe in.
