Reply #1: Good Synopsis, but also incomplete [View All]

[Braulio]

It fails to explain Zelaya's orders to the military were illegal, because the referendum or survey had been declared illegal by the courts. It also fails to mention that Zelaya had violated constitutional norms by failing to submit a budget to the Congress, as required by law.

The coup was indeed a military coup, later papered over by the Honduras Congress. However, Zelaya wasn't an innocent party in this drama. He was an incompetent leader, a buffoon who ignored the law, and brought the crisis on. It didn't help matters when he as seen by the Honduran elites as a Chavez stooge.

But let's keep things in perspective, Honduras is a small banana republic, has very little impact on things. They will have elections in November, the winner will not be somebody who is aligned with Zelaya, and things will just drag on, same as they ever have. Honduras will continue to be crime ridden, poor, and ruled by incompetents. That's the nature of human nature.