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| US opposed to Zelaya's Honduras return attempt | |
| 2009-07-18 | |
WASHINGTON — The United States is opposed to any attempted return to Honduras of deposed leader Manuel Zelaya, fearing it could jeopardize reconciliation talks hosted by Costa Rican President Oscar Arias.
"Tensions are very high," Wood said. "And what we're trying to do is to get people to really focus on how we can bring about that peaceful... return to democratic and constitutional order." Zelaya's attempt to return to Honduras "within hours" on Friday, according to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, comes as the United States pushes talks between the deposed leader and interim Honduran president Roberto Micheletti, mediated by Nobel Peace Prize winner Arias. "We believe the Arias engagement process is the best way to do this," Wood said. He declined to say whether the United States had tried to convince Zelaya to abandon his return attempt, but a department official who spoke on condition of anonymity said the US position had been made clear to him. Describing the return plan as "not helpful," the official said Zelaya "is well aware of our position on this. "What he should do is fully commit himself to this process and give it time," the official said. | |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #7 Ojalá que sÃ, Pappy. Ojalá que sÃ. |
| Posted by: lotp 2009-07-18 15:39 |
| #6 The administration is concerned because Zelaya isn't playing the poor, deposed El Presidente and is coming across like a little Chavez. This isn't helpful to the administration and might cause their otherwise-fawning groupies to start having doubts about other aspects of the administration's foreign policy. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2009-07-18 14:59 |
| #5 Best fall back will be for 6 power talks to 'quickly' resolve the issue. Yes, use the successful State Dept model to deal with it. /sarc off |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2009-07-18 08:00 |
| #4 Not coming to her senses, just aware her red slip is showing. Maybe, just maybe, the kneejerk reaction of our neo-Marxist dem leadership (O, the beast, et al) in support of the Chavez power projection attempt in Honduras exposed their base proclivities to the US public too soon. I think the US public is not generally supportive of Chavez, his goals or his tactics, and are confused at our government's initial position. So now O and Hill are seeking shelter in a temporary retreat from their blatant and open support of the attempted takeover. Perhaps they will now pursue their goals by "other means". Keep your eyes on the events unfolding in Honduras over the next days and weeks. |
| Posted by: Whiskey Mike 2009-07-18 06:34 |
| #3 So, I'm confused. Is the the flip, or the flop? Or, the I was against it before I was for it? These wacky Dems, there is no way to be sure. |
| Posted by: Injun Grinesing9686 2009-07-18 01:54 |
| #2 I'm rather amazed. Is Hildebeast coming to her senses? That, or maybe we should be worried about our own. |
| Posted by: gorb 2009-07-18 00:36 |
| #1 "...return to democratic and constitutional order." Uh, that's what they got when the Hondurans showed Zelaya the exit sign. Could we be seeing the begining of a walk-back to get the US on the correct side of this fight? |
| Posted by: SteveS 2009-07-18 00:07 |