tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820814198873126054.post3764858262662791003..comments2023-10-20T05:51:51.625-04:00Comments on The THINK 3 INSTITUTE: Crisis in HondurasSamuel Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00934870299522899944noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820814198873126054.post-65484080189091302352009-07-02T22:25:31.780-04:002009-07-02T22:25:31.780-04:00The tizzy in this case is being generated largely ...The tizzy in this case is being generated largely by the Latin American left, those who sympathize with Hugo Chavez, Evo Morales, etc., and who see Zelaya as an ally. Americans may be in a tizzy, if they're even aware of events outside the haze of mourning for the beloved Gloved One, because they see army guys throwing out a civilian leader and they assume that's bad. I don't think "we" see any easy victory if you mean something military. Hotheads like Chavez might dream of restoring Zelaya by force, but Honduras will probably suffer sanctions at most, and not even that if any superpower decides they can get some advantage from dealing with the new regime.Samuel Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934870299522899944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820814198873126054.post-22461439703757573632009-07-02T08:28:53.780-04:002009-07-02T08:28:53.780-04:00So why is everyone in such a tizzy over Honduras, ...So why is everyone in such a tizzy over Honduras, but no one gives a rat's tail about Somalia? Is there something special about a tiny little third world nation in Central America? Some unique quality that Somalia doesn't possess? What about North Korea? There's a nation headed by a complete nutcase who threatens nuclear war and no one seems to want to take him to account. Perhaps it's because Honduras is a weak nation with practically no real military, so we see it as an easy victory like Granada and the Falklands?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820814198873126054.post-19577194195933198912009-06-30T12:19:20.595-04:002009-06-30T12:19:20.595-04:00It seems to be a case where everyone wants to get ...It seems to be a case where everyone wants to get involved, at least rhetorically. The new regime claims it acted with perfect legality, but the Honduran situation raises a question of what the rest of the world should do even if something like this somewhere clearly isn't legal.Samuel Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934870299522899944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820814198873126054.post-13303843180651701822009-06-30T08:34:44.850-04:002009-06-30T08:34:44.850-04:00Hopefully this won't turn into another case of...Hopefully this won't turn into another case of us sticking our nose into someone else's business.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com