Ruh Roh

The Germans are awaiting leadership out of Obama concerning Afghanistan.

But why should countries like Germany and France believe the verbose promises of a president who is not even sending a clear message at home, even though he has a majority in both houses of Congress?

There is no doubt that hardly a day passes in Europe without criticism of US policy. This has become a trans-Atlantic ritual. But despite this ritual, Europeans are still looking for one thing from the White House: leadership.

We’re waiting, Mr. President.

I don’t care what they want, but thought I’d include the “changing attitudes” overseas here since it was such a big damn deal during the election.

I am loving Honduras

My source [LaGringa of course] in Tegucigalpa tells me that Hillary’s message to Micheletti was “Restore Zelaya or else!” Micheletti is nothing if not consistent. His response was “No”.

Then Micheletti said, “loan us some plane radar so we can find those Venezuelan drug traffickers and Hillary said “No”.”

Funny how everyone wants “flexibility” but all that comes to mean is we want you to reinstate Zelaya.

In further news, even Honduran, Zelaya backing radio is sick and tired of US intervention in their affairs and is suggesting that the upcoming election is the answer.

If you read through LaGringa’s first link you’ll also find that Canada, Panama, Colombia and Costa Rica (yes Arias’ Costa Rica) all are making plans to accept whoever wins the election in Honduras.

Also in the link is a link to a letter by 16 US Congress people to Obama suggesting that the US has huge influence over Honduras and really needs to put the hammer down because Zelaya is “open to dialogue” unlike the “coup leaders” (Huh??) and this administration is sending out mixed messages and in the meantime people are “suffering”.

This whole freaking suffering affair is because the US administration was unwilling to back the rule of law of Honduras!!!! Maxine Waters is a signer of the letter if that gives you any indication of how well thought out the thing is.

Per LaGringa:

How is it that US diplomacy went so wrong that they have made enemies of both sides of Honduran issue?

Butt out! Let Honduras solve its own problem.

Yeah.