Lost Influence

The Hondurans coups is a sign that the current administration has no influence is the world, today. Not even a crack-pot central American general cares about what the US thinks. What happened in central America while Jimmy Carter was president? Oh, yeah. Cold War.
via Hot Air

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The efforts accelerated over the weekend, as Washington grew increasingly alarmed. “The players decided, in the end, not to listen to our message,” said one U.S. official involved in the diplomacy. On Sunday, the U.S. embassy here tried repeatedly to contact the Honduran military directly, but was rebuffed.