Comments on: Honduras: What Should Our Response Be? http://democraticpiece.com/2009/07/02/honduras-how-about-we-let-them-decide/ Tentative conclusions on democracy & governance Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:00:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Greg Sanders http://democraticpiece.com/2009/07/02/honduras-how-about-we-let-them-decide/comment-page-1/#comment-4333 Greg Sanders Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:04:01 +0000 http://democraticpiece.com/?p=1332#comment-4333 The newspaper reporting I've seen seems consistent with martial law, at least temporarily, and thus with Al Giordiano's statement. In any event, while we aren't saying so I'd say the basic difference between Honduras and Iran is that it's a lot easier to boss around Honduras. Not just in the hegemonic Monroe doctrine sense, every major legitimate international institution agrees on this one. I think Obama is right to not meet with the guy. By all accounts he did himself in. But it's not as if Chavez could actually send an army to support him. If he goes back, the legislature can just get a do-over and impeach him again. Is this a condescending exercise of power by the international community? Sure. But it isn't a violent one and I think that makes all the difference. The newspaper reporting I’ve seen seems consistent with martial law, at least temporarily, and thus with Al Giordiano’s statement.

In any event, while we aren’t saying so I’d say the basic difference between Honduras and Iran is that it’s a lot easier to boss around Honduras. Not just in the hegemonic Monroe doctrine sense, every major legitimate international institution agrees on this one.

I think Obama is right to not meet with the guy. By all accounts he did himself in. But it’s not as if Chavez could actually send an army to support him. If he goes back, the legislature can just get a do-over and impeach him again. Is this a condescending exercise of power by the international community? Sure. But it isn’t a violent one and I think that makes all the difference.

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