ABC: In Russia, President Obama Explains His Support for Ousted President of Honduras
In Russia, President Obama Explains His Support for Ousted President of Honduras In Russia, President Obama Explains His Support for Ousted President of Honduras
Facing criticism for having backed the “wrong” side in the recent coup in Honduras, President Obama Tuesday tried to explain his advocacy on behalf of ousted President Manuel Zelaya. “America supports now the restoration of the democratically-elected President of Honduras, even though he has strongly opposed American policies,” the president told graduate students at the commencement ceremony of Moscow’s New Economic School. “We do so not because we agree with him. We do so because we respect the universal principle that people should choose their own leaders, whether they are leaders we agree with or not."
The president’s remarks came in the midst of a speech in which discussed “America’s interest in democratic governments that protect the rights of their people” and supported Russian President Dmitry Medvedev’s call for judicial reforms in his country.
Note EU-Digest: One can fully support this statement by President Obama.The US must also put their money where their mouth is and tell the Honduran military (which they basically control) to go back to the barracks. On the other side of this equation the conservative Wall street Journal wrote: "The military performed a law enforcement action demanded by the country's constitution, called for by the democratically elected parliament and blessed by the highest court in the land. No general took control. The military went back to being the military." It seems the Wall Street Journal does not seem to be aware or wanted to be aware that the military barricaded the airport when the elected President and a UN representative wanted to land in Honduras. Is the Wall Street Journal now supporting military takeovers as part of their editorial policy?
Labels: Barack Obama, Democracy, Honduras, Manuel Zelaya, Russia, US
