It Is About the United States

JINSA ^ | June 8, 2010 | JINSA Reports

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Turkey and Honduras, in different ways, highlight the lack of effective leadership the United States currently is able to exercise in the world.

Turkey: Turkish government support for the IHH ship in the Gaza flotilla is now well understood and the anti-Semitic ravings of both official Turks and the Turkish media have made Turkey's intention to split from Israel clear.

But it is a mistake to think this is only about Israel. Support for the flotilla was only the latest in a series of Turkish decisions designed to distance itself from the United States and move toward closer political relations with countries adversarial to us. Immediately after the bloody 2007 Hamas coup against Fatah in Gaza, the United States and the European Union reiterated that Hamas was a terrorist organization to be shunned. Instead, Turkey's prime minister invited Hamas leadership to Ankara. The Hamas-Turkey relationship has grown as the Turkey-Palestinian Authority relationship, the relationship supported by the United States and the EU, has declined. Rapprochement with Russia, Syria and Iran, and the Iran-Brazil-Turkey enriched uranium deal are more of the same.

After his meeting with Secretary of State Clinton, Turkey's Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu told reporters, "Citizens of member states were attacked by a country that is not a member of NATO. I think you can make some conclusions out of this statement." The implication was that Turkey would ask NATO for some satisfaction-or some slap at Israel.

Thank you for the reminder, Mr. Minister.

Turkey, as a member of NATO, is privy to intelligence information having to do with terrorism and with Iran. If Turkey finds its best friends to be Iran, Hamas, Syria and Brazil (look for Venezuela in the future) the security of that information (and Western technology in weapons in Turkey's arsenal) is suspect. The United States should seriously consider suspending military cooperation with Turkey as a prelude to removing it from the organization.

Honduras: The United States tried to have it both ways. The Obama Administration quickly jumped in with Venezuela, Brazil, Cuba and Nicaragua to denounce what it called a "coup" in Honduras. The United States voted with its new best friends to oust Honduras from the Organization of American States (OAS), and cut off various forms of diplomatic and economic aid to the small Central American country. After the Congressional Research Service (CRS) concluded that the Honduran Congress, Supreme Court and military had acted in accordance with the Honduran Constitution, the Obama Administration brokered a deal that permitted the previously scheduled election with previously nominated candidates to go forward. When the new president was sworn in, the United States recognized the new government and withdrew its sanctions.

All's well that ends well, right? Not exactly.

At the OAS meeting in Peru this week, the United States tried to have Honduras reinstated. Guess who said no; Venezuela, Cuba, Brazil and Nicaragua refused to even to put the issue on the table. Hugo, Lula, Fidel and Danny were perfectly happy to let the Obama Administration join them in ganging up on a (former) American ally. But they still think they're leading.

Maybe they are.

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[ARepublicanForAllReasons]

Good post. I have been needing some update on Honduras.

Venezuela, Cuba, and Nicaragua are members in good standing of OAS, but democratic Honduras is NOT?! I wonder how just 4 socialist countries can block a motion in the OAS?

Definitely, this is another f*ck up by Obambi that will get one paragraph on page 16 in the NYT.

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Thanks for the ping sir.

I REALLY think Honduras will be a vacation spot for me and my family. Sometimes it’s nice to stay closer to home...

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[Truth29]

I wonder how hard the US tried to have Honduras reinstated? I wouldn't trust Obama not to still be trying to have his was with Honduras.

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God Bless the Honduran people.

[SumProVita]

“God Bless the Honduran people.”

AMEN! And may God grant enlightenment to those in this administration who knowingly and unknowingly partner with evil.

[jerri]

Thanks for the update.

[Texas Fossil]

Yes, indeed. God Bless a Free Honduran people! And God Bless the United States of America! May they always be friends and allies. (long after Obozo is gone)

[EternalVigilance]

BUMP for a great article.

Thanks for the post.

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Thanks for the ping. Viva Honduras! Never give in to tyranny!

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The Obama Administration quickly jumped in with Venezuela, Brazil, Cuba and Nicaragua to denounce what it called a "coup" in Honduras. The United States voted with its new best friends to oust Honduras from the Organization of American States (OAS), and cut off various forms of diplomatic and economic aid to the small Central American country. After the Congressional Research Service (CRS) concluded that the Honduran Congress, Supreme Court and military had acted in accordance with the Honduran Constitution, the Obama Administration brokered a deal that permitted the previously scheduled election with previously nominated candidates to go forward. When the new president was sworn in, the United States recognized the new government and withdrew its sanctions... At the OAS meeting in Peru this week, the United States tried to have Honduras reinstated. Guess who said no; Venezuela, Cuba, Brazil and Nicaragua refused to even to put the issue on the table.