Honduras vs. Kyrgyzstan

[allvol123]

Just wondering if someone can explain the difference between the overthrowing of these governments to me. We sure seem a lot more hospitable to the one in Kyrgyzstan. Thought Team Obama was all about fairness and consistency.

 

[MontereyVol]

Kyrgyzstan was not Obama's policy. I doubt he looked too much into it before now.

 

[allvol123]

Kyrgyzstan was not Obama's policy. I doubt he looked too much into it before now.

I am talking about the handling of them since their little overthrow. From what I have seen we seem rather receptive to whoever is in power now. I don't remember that same tone during the "coup" in Honduras.

 

[MontereyVol]

Okay, the difference is we were actively involved in one and not the other.

 

[allvol123]

So this is a more legal coup in the eyes of the administration?

 

[MontereyVol]

Outside of Manas we have no vested interest in Kyrgyzstan.

 

[allvol123]

That is obviously it. I just find it amusing to watch their different reaction.

 

[MontereyVol]

Here's a twist, watch how Russia reacts. Its their backyard after all and they have a vested interest muck alike our situation with Honduras..

 

[allvol123]

But that is my problem. From just my memory, I don't remember us being very supportive to the new regime in Honduras. In fact it was somewhat anti-supportive. I believe we questioned whether they interpreted their own constitution correctly and have we even established ties with the new government? Also, we should have viewed the change as a positive for the US and yet we have behaved as described.

 

[MontereyVol]

Well, the new interim president of Kyrgyzstan has given us the green light on Manas we will have to wait and see how Russia comes into play. I wouldn't assume it is going to be all roses.

 

[allvol123]

Yea, I'm actually not criticizing the administration for trying to play their cards right on K-stan. You do what you have to do to protect your interests. I just didn't see the same philosophy in what would essentially be a non-bloodshed, arguably legal switch of power in Honduras.

 

[MontereyVol]

I think this administration did not see this coming.

 

[gsvol]

It is shameful the way this administration has acted toward the Honduran government and fully confirms that the democrat party is always supportive of communist dictators, at least since the days of Carter.

The Russian government has been very involved in the overthrow of the government of Kyrgyzstan, their Russian broadcast media has been hyper-critical for quite sometime, and the president of Kyrgyzstan has denied many of the allegations against his government.

If the new government is anything like I suppose it will be, then we will lose our huge airbase there that we use to facilitate shipment of equipment and supplies into Afghanistan.