To Meddle or Not to Meddle

In his speech on June 23, 2009, Barack Obama indicated that "the Iranian people are trying to have a debate about their future." Taking any decisive action or even speaking out against the massacre of the Iranian people by Ahmadinejad was not in the BHO playbook until days after the violence began. The President indicated that he had no interest in "meddling" with the Iranian debate. As for myself, I fail to see how a one sided massacre is a "debate."

The lack of action taken to prevent N. Korea from augmenting it's nuclear arsenal is also a refusal to "meddle" in the sovereignty of other nations.

But here we have the country of Honduras. Their president, Mel Zelaya, is like the fat kid at recess trying to emulate the cool athletic kids. This time, the cool athletic kids are the sickly Castro and the not-so-pleasantly plump Chavez. His attempt to copy these two dictators and remove his term limit was met with fierce opposition by the legislative bodies in Honduras. Both the Congress and the Supreme Court in Honduras quickly smacked down Zelaya's proposal- no unlimited presidency for Mr. Zelaya. He refused to leave. So what happened? Well, the most sensible of reactions: The military forcefully (albeit non-violently) removed him from the presidential compound.

This, apparently, bothered President Obama. That's right, the same man who made clear he wouldn't meddle in Iran or North Korea made very clear that he was more than willing to do so in Honduras. In fact, he said that he "[Zelaya] remains the president of Honduras"- giving a complete kick in the ass to the legislative and democratic bodies in Honduras who booted Zelaya out.

Why is my President refusing to step up to the plate when it comes to N. Korea and Iran while "meddling" with Honduran elections?

The answer?

He agrees, in large part, with Castro, Chavez, Ortega, and Zelaya.

Barack Obama is, in fact, one of the cool kids on the playground.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/Remarks-by-President-Obama-and-President-Uribe-of-Colombia-in-Joint-Press-Availability/

http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/The-Presidents-Opening-Remarks-on-Iran-with-Persian-Translation/