[Dog Gone]

There ain't no way this is good.

[RegulatorCountry]

Uh oh. Chavez groupies?

[dfwddr]

I don't think this will go as smoothly as Zelaya thinks it will.

[OrioleFan]

When we leave set them on fire.

[LiveChrist_DieGain]

Amazing.

[COBOL2Java]

A spokesman for an oil companies group in Honduras, Mario del Cid, warned on Sunday the imposition would hurt the country's reputation among investors.

Exactly. Short-term benefit for the country, long-term pain for the populace. Let's see how all future contracts turn out, eh? But hey, don't let me spoil their chest-thumping fun.

[onedoug]

Temporary communism.

[Cicero]

Latin America has been going completely to the dogs during President Bush's watch, and he has never even commented on it. Decades of democratization are being undone, populations are being impoverished, socialism and communism are spreading from one country to the next, and not one thing has been done about it.

This could have been cut off at the pass if Bush had taken action when Chavez was first deposed temporarily in a coup. But he sat and did nothing while Chavez came back, and it's been downhill ever since.

Certainly part of the problem is that the CIA is broken. But Bush did little or nothing about that, either. He finally fired Tenet and put in Porter Goss, but then failed to follow through.

This is a serious dereliction of responsibility. The last thing we need is to add Latin America to our worldwide list of problems.

[longtermmemmory]

It seems some south american "politician" must not have recieved his bribe payment or thought he/she was worth more in bribe money.

[ikka]

Honduras will take temporary control of foreign-owned oil storage terminals

Just for the next 75 years or so.

[edcoil]

Exxon, the largest company in the world will fix this with one phone call I hope.

I can assure you the Exxon Board has told every low life politican in Washtoning DC to fix it or no more private planes or contributions.

[VeniVidiVici]

Reuters sounds practically giddy.

[snarks_when_bored]

"If you build it, they will take it."

[gogogodzilla]

You know, what with the extensive material losses our oil companies are taking in South and Central America...

...you would think that one bright corporate executive would suddenly realize that Honduras, Venezuela, Bolivia, etc, etc, etc. would not be able to do this if our companies invested in their own corporate military forces.

IE - Honduras wants to take our stuff away from us? Well, then... send in a couple of F-15's with laser guided munitions, and take out their parliamentary building and PM residence. Hmmm, doesn't look like there is anyone left to give that order... now.