Despite insisting that reacting strongly to the stolen Iranian election would be seen as meddling, the White House is making sure the world knows exactly where it stands on the Honduran coup.

First of all, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs told reporters that the only acceptable outcome is the return of Zelaya to the presidency of Honduras. The deposed leader would meet with State Department officials if he visits the United States.

Second, Gibbs insists that the United States reacted quickly to Honduras because Obama wanted to dispel rumors that the United States was involved in the coup. So just to be clear, we need to be silent on Iran in order to dispel rumors of meddling, but we need to be loud on Honduras to dispel rumors of meddling. Okey dokey.

Meanwhile, Zelaya is traveling back to Honduras with friends:

Flanked by Latin American leaders who have vowed to help him regain power, Manuel Zelaya said late Monday that Organization of American States Secretary-General Jose Miguel Insulza had agreed to accompany him back to Honduras.

But the man named by Honduras’ Congress as interim president, Roberto Micheletti, indicated Tuesday that Zelaya would risk arrest if he returns because “the courts of my country have issued arrest orders” against him.

Still being largely ignored by the White House, European Union, and most of the world is the very reason why Zelaya was thrown out of office. The Honduran Supreme Court ruled the referendum pushed by Zelaya was illegal, but the former leader pushed forward with the plan anyway. When the military refused to hand out the ballots illegally, Zelaya ditched the head of the armed forces. He was acting as a dictator, ignoring his nation’s laws and balance of powers. He wasn’t some shining light of democracy. So, he was peacefully removed from office by court order and replaced by the next civilian in line.

Why is it that we can always count on Barack Obama to be on the wrong side of foreign affairs? He seeks to punish Israel to suck up to Iran, refuses to strongly back the Iranian protesters to improve ties with the nation’s illegitimate government, and now insists on the return of a man ignoring his nation’s laws and acting like a dictator. Pathetic.

Via Ace.