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Old 07-01-2009
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Re: Military Coup in Honduras

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Originally Posted by BamaGuy View Post
Simply put he wanted to become another Dictator like his buddy Chavez, and Obama is right behind him all the way.
As with most simply put things, they are either insufficient in nuance, or blatantly incorrect.
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Originally Posted by Peacebomb View Post
Since when does the US care about democracy in Latin America?
Perhaps since we overthrew a democracy in Chile? Or when we overthrew one in Nicaragua? Or Argentina?
Ostensibly Washington's reaction to the coup signals a departure from times past.
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Originally Posted by Chocobot View Post
I agree Chile and Nicaragua but Argentina?
We were best of buds with the Military dictatorship. I'm unaware of a roll that we had in the actual coup.
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