[Gilbo_3]

so guys, any bets on how long itll be before the US uses force to rescue the 'hostage' and throw the proverbial turd in the Hondurans punch bowl ???

I call 3 days...

[RummyChick]

he really isn’t a hostage.

http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/news/international/Honduras_de_facto_leader_willing_to_talk_to_Zelaya.html?siteSect=143&sid=11248347&ty=ti

“We want them to understand that they should give him political asylum or turn him over to Honduran authorities to be tried.”

[ABQHispConservative]

Wouldn’t that take the cake. 0 can’t muster the courage to send needed troops to Afghanistan, but he might be willing to send troops to Honduras.

[hiredhand]

I'll bet the Brazilians are pretty nervous having him...and I'm willing to bet that the U.S. Embassy doesn't really want him either. Squantos can verify what I'm about to say, because my experience was all from afar...and from a support perspective. But I wouldn't mess with Hondurans...the good ones, or the bad ones. They're a peculiar bunch and have a tendency of doing things differently irrespective of diplomatic protocol.

The thing to watch for is if Honduras recalls their diplomats from the U.S. or Brazil. Because if/when they do that, the corresponding diplomatic office in Honduras is fixing to have issues. :-)