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Chapter Ond Hundred and Twenty Two
"Coalition forces have now launched a singular combined assault on the rural country. This will determine the outcome of the war."

-Dan Rather (1983)

"This final operation saw more casualties than the two landings combined."

-Alexander Haig (1990)

"We have engaged a Sandinista unit outside what appears to be a small... some sort of building. We are now moving forward...there's no other soldiers around, so it seems... let's go inside...just some tables, as you can see..."

"...here..."

"What...oh, this seems to be a shelter of some sort... underground shelter."

"Ready..."

"We've opened it..they're going to go down first, then clear us..."


-Tom Brokaw (1983)

"My fellow Americans, Coalition forces in Nicaragua have uncovered the hiding place of the Sandinista regime. The countryside has been taken, and we can finally say that victory has been achieved. God Bless those men and women who have given their lives in pursuit of freedom, God Bless their Families, and God Bless America."

-James Buckley (1983)

"The President's approval rating now sits at 70%"

-John Chancellor (1983)

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