Nice country you got there, Honduras
Shame if anything happened to it.
Our handling of the Honduras situation becomes more deplorable every day.
The United States has warned Honduras' de facto government it could face cuts in economic aid if it fails to reach a deal with ousted President Manuel Zelaya on restoring democratic rule.
(ed.: italics, ours. Typical Reuters, implying that the current government is illegitimate)
The government that took power when Zelaya was toppled in a June 28 coup has flatly refused to allow his return to power, and negotiations mediated by Costa Rican President Oscar Arias collapsed on Sunday.
Washington hopes Arias can broker a deal that includes Zelaya's return and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton spoke with the de facto government's leader Roberto Micheletti after talks fell apart, urging him to continue with negotiations.
"She made clear, if the de facto regime needed to be reminded, that we seek a restoration of democratic and constitutional order, a peaceful resolution," spokesman P.J. Crowley told reporters on Monday.
"She reminded him about the consequences for Honduras if they fail to accept the principles that President Arias has laid out, which would (have) a significant impact in terms of aid and consequences, potentially longer-term consequences ... for the relationship between Honduras and the United States."
We’ve already cut $16.5 million in military aid and will soon be taking hacks at the $180 million in annual economic aid. So, we’re threatening a legitimate democracy that acted constitutionally to effectively depose its leader and have sided with the other socialist goons in the neighborhood while taking an active part in brokering the ill-fated negotiations and Reuters describes it as “…has largely taken a hands-off approach to the crisis,”
Pathetic
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