As expected, the recent elections in Belarus were a sham, returning the incumbent President Alexander Lukashenko to office with over 80% of the vote. The problem in Belarus is that it is virtually impossible for the opposition candidates to have an effective campaign at all. The state-owned media gives virtually no coverage to the opposition, and the opposition has been essentially prohibited from campaigning. It is expected that international observers will soon call the election unfair. The international community can not stand by and let this Orwellian shadow of democracy suffice once again for the people of Belarus. It is important that the United States considers punitive action against the government of this nation. Soon we will find out if President Bush truly supports freedom for all peoples everywhere, or if, as the case of Pakistan and other "allies" suggests to many, the United States only supports liberty when it is convenient, not when it is right.
2 comments:
By "punitive action", do you mean military, or the form prescribed in your previous post, "Where Neo-Conservatism Errs"?
Point of Information: At present the European Union has been the first to step forward and denounce the elections. Just another way that the EU rocks the house!
Closer to thos measures proscribed in the aforementioned post. In my mind, military measures in Belarus would be dangerous, foolhardy, and next to impossible.
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