Latin American Leftists Fear Obama's Spring Cleaning

[Rakhmetov]

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who was briefly ousted in a 2002 coup himself, said Cuba's Fidel Castro told him the situation in Honduras will "open the door to the wave of coups coming in Latin America."

http://www.miamiherald.com/news/world/AP/story/1192957.html

[Sarah Palin]

I suppose all presidents, regardless of political party have supported some kind of repression of Latin American democracy (with the parties, it really just comes down to who supports giving birth control to people and whatnot, while everything else stays the same). But it is a bit different with Obama. Whereas past presidents have openly stated they are anti-latin America, Obama has said that he wishes to mend the region, but does the opposite. He is continuing many of Bush's policies, and in some cases, doing worse. In addition to its failure in Honduras, the Obama administration drew public statements of concern from leaders such as President Lula da Silva of Brazil and Michelle Bachelet of Chile - along with other presidents - with its decision to increase the U.S. military presence at seven bases in Colombia. Washington apparently did not consult with South American governments - other than Colombia — beforehand. The pretext for the expansion is, as usual, the “war on drugs.” But the legislation in Congress that would fund this expansion allows for a much broader role; no wonder South America is suspicious. Obama has also not reversed the Bush administration’s decision to reactivate U.S. Navy’s Fourth Fleet in the Caribbean, for the first time since 1950 - a decision that raised concerns in Brazil and other countries. President Obama has also continued the Bush administration’s trade sanctions against Bolivia, which are seen throughout the region as an affront to Bolivia’s national sovereignty. And despite Obama’s world-famous handshake with President Chávez, the State Department has maintained about the same level of hostilities toward Venezuela - mostly in the form of public denunciations - as President Bush did in his last year or two. Obama’s policies have drawn mostly only mild rebuke because he is still enjoying the first term excitement, and he is not Bush. And the media mostly gives him a free pass. But he is doing serious damage to U.S.-Latin American relations, and to the prospects for democracy and social progress in the region.

[Raúl Duke]

The article doesn't really mention Obama or the U.S.

It discusses the possibility that this coup could open up the potential of other coups.
However, the article also mentions the differences between Honduras and other left governments in Latin America.

However, I doubt that an Honduras situation might occur in Venezuela; unless I'm uninformed, Chavez has the support of the military, a large party behind him, and backing of the majority (at least according to the elections).

Meanwhile in Honduras the president had none of that except the backing of the people who, from some reports a while ago, are working towards undermining the coup government with strikes and road blockades.