Saturday, September 05, 2009
Doubling Down on Stupid
The Obama Administration has stopped much of the aid we supplied to Honduras, a rather poor country, as a sanction for its government's following its Constitution in order to preserve democracy and liberty from a would be dictator. This follows up on our clamping down on visas for travel between our countries.
This course of actions is instructive in three ways; it shows us that:
UPDATE: The Obama Administration, in prolonging the crisis atmosphere where virtually everyone else is moving on and/or towards normalization, is likely to be biggest loser here, stuck on the wrong side of history, stuck on stupid,
This course of actions is instructive in three ways; it shows us that:
- The Obama Administration often jumps to mistaken conclusions and here mistook the essential nature of the lawful deposing of President Zelaya.
- The Obama Administration usually sides with its Comrades, here South and Central American lefties, including despots Hugo Chavez and the Castro Brothers.
- The Obama Administration shows a near complete inability to learn from its mistakes and correct its course.
UPDATE: The Obama Administration, in prolonging the crisis atmosphere where virtually everyone else is moving on and/or towards normalization, is likely to be biggest loser here, stuck on the wrong side of history, stuck on stupid,
Labels: Barack Obama; Honduras; Rookie Mistakes
# posted by Roger Fraley @ 12:01 PM 
