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Chapter One Hundred and Nine
"Any war in Nicaragua will be against the interests of the people there, and I won't support it!"

-Charles Mathias (1983)

"The Sandinista's have committed numerous human rights violations, and they and the Castro regime are facilitating all these other Communist groups in Central America. I think we've gotta take action."

-Barry Goldwater (1983)

"The current polling of Americans over the possibility of an invasion of Nicaragua now stands at 47% for, 47% against."

-John Chancellor (1983)

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