Ok, not really, but that may be the only way to get the US back on their side in this ‘coup’ dispute:
The United States is opposed to enacting a new set of financial sanctions against Iran that are due to be discussed in the G8 summit next week, diplomatic officials in New York reported Friday.
According to officials, sanctions against Iran are expected to top the G8’s agenda. Sources are also predicting a pointed debate between the heads of the industrialized nations over an appropriate response to Iranian authorities’ suppression of reformist demonstrations in Iran led by Mir Hossein Mousavi and other Iranian opposition leaders.
According to the Italian prime minister, “the general leaning [among G8 leaders] is toward sanctions.”
However, diplomatic sources in New York reported that American officials are working behind the scenes to prevent new sanctions from being imposed against Iran.
Obama has had this ‘fantasy’, as Ed Morrissey points out, of being able to negotiate with Iran over their nuclear program, despite how things have deteriorated. Thus, he is against anything that might ‘close the door’ on possible talks with Iran, which explains his tepid response to Iran. Remember, he has yet to actually speak out against the fake elections in Iran, even though part of his Cario speech seemed to indicate he would.
His response to Honduras, our ally, has been quite different, with his administration trying to prop up the ousted leftist dictator wannabe President Zelaya. I’ve written about my frustrations with this which you can at the Cairo speech link..
But imagine how things would change if suddenly Honduras starting trying to acquire nukes and began threatening to blow Venezuela off the map. I think Obama would begin treating them like he does Iran. Oh, and he might treat them even nicer if the starting chanting ‘death to America’ in the streets.