A man in Honduras calling Rush Limbaugh today said that he could not say where he was calling from in the country because it would put him and his family at risk. Why, asked Rush. The man answered that Hondurans are enraged that President Obama has denounced the removal of would-be Honduran strongman Mel Zelaya from the presidency's office and that Obama's state department has called for Zelaya's return to office.
Zelaya wanted to be to Honduras as Hugo Chavez is to Venezuela. There was no military coup in Honduras - in fact, according to Reuters, the most serious military threat to Honduras is not from it own army, but from Venezuela's!
Now the Obama administration's ill-considered and factually ignorant stances on the situation Honduras may have raised the risk level for Americans in the country. Yes, indeed, our country's in the very best of hands.
Update: The BBC invited Honduran readers to leave their comments on an open thread. Very revealing.
Previously:
The role of the Honduran military
The role of the Honduran military
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