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Should America fund the Contras?

dc.contributor.otherLuttwak, Edwarden
dc.contributor.otherPastor, Robert A.en
dc.coverage.spatialMexico, Central America and the Caribbeanen
dc.coverage.spatialNicaraguaen
dc.creatoren
dc.date.accessioned2012-01-20T22:50:29Zen
dc.date.available2012-01-20T22:50:29Zen
dc.date.created1985-02-17en
dc.date.issueden
dc.identifier.otherAPT-BAG: georgetown.edu.10822_552661.tar;APT-ETAG: 6c2192e095a07e9f2700a8267b7f08ee-13; APT-DATE: 2017-04-30_16:54:17en
dc.identifier.urien
dc.descriptionWith the rise of the left-wing Sandinista government in Nicaragua, the United States found itself facing an unfriendly power supplied by the Soviet Union and backed by Cuban military advisors. Unable to oppose the Sandinista government overtly, the Untied States began covertly funding the Contras, a guerrilla group dedicated to removing the Sandinistas from power. The CIA's covert aid to the Contras quickly became the worst kept secret in Washington, however, and Congress cut off all American funding. Despite this setback, by 1985 more than 15,000 Contras were operating throughout Nicaragua, and even without assistance from the United States their numbers continued to grow. President Reagan was determined to continue supporting these "freedom fighters" in their fight against communism, but ultimately the decision fell to Congress. As Capitol Hill debated whether the United States should fund the Contras, policymakers asked themselves, can the Contras win in Nicaragua, and is it in the United States' interests to assist in the attempt to overthrow a sovereign government? In this episode, guests Edward Luttwak of the Center for Strategic and International Studies and Robert Pastor of the University of Maryland discuss these questions and the issue of American aid to the Contras.en
dc.description.abstractExamines the issue of American funding for the Contras in Nicaragua and asks, is it in America's interests to support forces fighting our opponents abroad?en
dc.format.extent28 min.en
dc.format.mediumMPG4 H.264en
dc.languageEnglishen
dc.publisherWETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.)en
dc.publisherBlackwell Corporation (Washington D.C.)en
dc.publisherGeorgetown University. School of Foreign Serviceen
dc.publisherSouth Carolina Educational Television Networken
dc.relationDean Peter Krogh Foreign Affairs Digital Archiveen
dc.relation.urihttps://mediapilot.georgetown.edu/ssdcms/i.do?u=1156c10d7c79481en
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/en
dc.sourceAmerican Interestsen
dc.subject.lcshCounterrevolutionaries -- Nicaraguaen
dc.subject.lcshUnited States -- Foreign relations -- Nicaraguaen
dc.subject.lcshNicaragua -- Foreign relations -- United Statesen
dc.subject.lcshUnited States -- Foreign relations -- 1981-1989en
dc.subject.lcshNicaragua -- Politics and government -- 1979-1990en
dc.subject.otherConflict and Waren
dc.subject.otherUnited States Role in the Worlden
dc.subject.otherContrasen
dc.subject.otherSandinistasen
dc.subject.otherRonald Reaganen
dc.subject.otherUnited States Aid to the Contrasen
dc.titleShould America fund the Contras?en
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