If Obama sending in the troops is what force means to you, that's cool, but that isn't what I mean .. nor do I believe that any nation will need to send in troops. Honduras does not exist in a bubble and it is heavily reliant on other nations for its economic existence. How long do you think it will be before the people of Honduras forces the hand of the juanta if sanctions are put in place?
yeah, fuck that countries right to rule itself by its constitution, written by the people.
You taking this position is quite incredible. It's hardly a defensible one.
It's completely defensible because it was completely fucking legal.
UN General Assembly slams military coup in Honduras
In an emergency meeting of the United Nations General Assembly on Monday, diplomats and regional groups came together to condemn the military coup in Honduras and called for the restoration of constitutional order.
conveniently leaving out the fact that the honduran congress and courts came to this decision by rule of law. The UN is without credibility on this issue.
Stop right there. .. Do you believe Zelaya offered a letter of resignation?
probably under duress, which in my opinion would render it an illegal resignation. This is probably the only thing that should be investigated right now.
Mexican UN Ambassador Claude Heller condemned the coup d'tat committed against the president and called for the restoration of democratic values. "The Rio Group rejects the use of armed force and the arbitrary detention of the head of the executive power who was forced to leave the country," he said. "The breech of constitutional order is unacceptable and inadmissible."
another talking head idiot that can't wrap his mind around the fact that this was done legally upon the courts order as well as congress.
Several government officials are reported to have been detained, including Foreign Minister Patricia Rodas, who was later flown to Mexico on Monday, where she was welcomed by the government of Felipe Calderon.
were these government officials attempting to help subvert the honduran constitution? If so, then they are also criminals and should feel lucky they were just exiled.
Chilean UN Ambassador Heraldo Munoz, speaking on behalf of the Union of South American Nations, offered the fullest support to President Zelaya and said the union would only recognize a democratically elected government.
"This was a simple coup d'etat with no need of any ornament of explanation," he said.
another talking head idiot ignoring facts of law.
Speaking on behalf of the 118 members of the Non-aligned Movement (NAM), Cuban UN Ambassador Abelardo Moreno strongly condemned the kidnapping of President Zelaya, adding that NAM " categorically rejects the breech of the democratic constitutional order that has taken place in Honduras as well as all violent actions against the people and the legitimate government."
another idiot, alongside 118 other idiots.
Taking the podium, Nicaraguan UN Ambassador Rubiales de Chamorro, whose country received President Zelaya on Monday, emphasized that the Americas are united in their rejection of the coup d'tat.
and another one.
Calling the military's actions "cowardly," Rubiales de Chamorro said no marshal law will be able to "quell the clamor of the Honduran people for liberty."
say what? the last report said 500 supporters protested. This many people define liberty for honduras?
She also condemned the kidnapping of the foreign ambassadors to Nicaragua, Cuba and Venezuela, calling it a "flagrant act of aggression" against those countries.
this should be investigated, however, was this really a kidnapping or did they expel the ambassadors?
NO NATION ON EARTH supports this .. which quite clearly refutes your thought that this is how all nations operate.
any nation with a multi branched and equal powered government has this basic function written in the laws of their country. whether they actually follow through with it or not is irrelevant. I guess I could say 'SHOULD' operate this way.
You can keep swimming upstream on this brother, but the outcome is a foregone conclusion that a blind man should be able to see.
im sure it is, small struggling nations generally will have to bow down to those with power, even though those in power are wrong.
What this issue boils down to is countries are incredulous that a nation would actually use their own military to uphold the constitution, something government leaders have long thought would never happen to them, yet it's crystal clear now that it can. That is why there is such a huge outrage about this. None of these talking heads wants to be told they have to toe the law when it concerns their own actions.
at the sound of the word "socialist" so you have to inject that fear into every conversation.