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Chapter One Hundred and Ten
"Good evening, I'm Pat Buchanan. Tonight, we'll be hosting two members of the House of representatives here: California 12th-District Republican Pete McCloskey, Texas 2nd-District Democratic Charlie Wilson. The topic of tonight's forum is the 'Nicaragua War Resolution' that's being hotly debated. Gentlemen."
"Thank you, Pat. For decades, we've been interfering in the affairs of the so-called 'Latin American' nations, installing and arming despots and juntas. The Sandinista's overthrow of the previous regime should make us wake up to the fact that our actions have had a negative affect on our neighbors, and we should end this constant hyper-interventionism that has defined our policy towards them."
"Look, I'm not supportive of any of these-these regimes that have oppressed the people's of these nations. However, we cannot simply ignore the crimes committed by the Sandinista's in the past three years. And they are, along with the Cubans, assisting a lot of other groups in Central America, who have also done unethical actions."
"I'm not defending the Sandinista's, but they are responsible for the affairs of Nicaragua, and these are not the affairs of the United States. We have to accept the fact that they've taken over this country-"
"That's defeatism for you, here-"
"Defeatism? We're not even at war, and you're accusing me of-"
"The Sandinista's are oppressing liberties of their people, they are assisting terrorist groups who wish to install other governments like them, and you're saying that we should simply 'accept the fact-'"
"Yes, we've got to be realistic about this."
"In your mind, if we leave the Sandinista's alone, they won't hurt US interests?"
"They're logical-"
"The regime that were put in place by the Soviet Bloc won't hurt US interests in any way?"
"No."
"And you call me unrealistic?"
"Thank you, Pat. For decades, we've been interfering in the affairs of the so-called 'Latin American' nations, installing and arming despots and juntas. The Sandinista's overthrow of the previous regime should make us wake up to the fact that our actions have had a negative affect on our neighbors, and we should end this constant hyper-interventionism that has defined our policy towards them."
"Look, I'm not supportive of any of these-these regimes that have oppressed the people's of these nations. However, we cannot simply ignore the crimes committed by the Sandinista's in the past three years. And they are, along with the Cubans, assisting a lot of other groups in Central America, who have also done unethical actions."
"I'm not defending the Sandinista's, but they are responsible for the affairs of Nicaragua, and these are not the affairs of the United States. We have to accept the fact that they've taken over this country-"
"That's defeatism for you, here-"
"Defeatism? We're not even at war, and you're accusing me of-"
"The Sandinista's are oppressing liberties of their people, they are assisting terrorist groups who wish to install other governments like them, and you're saying that we should simply 'accept the fact-'"
"Yes, we've got to be realistic about this."
"In your mind, if we leave the Sandinista's alone, they won't hurt US interests?"
"They're logical-"
"The regime that were put in place by the Soviet Bloc won't hurt US interests in any way?"
"No."
"And you call me unrealistic?"
- Israel
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