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From: don@allegra.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.politics
Subject: Grenada and Nicaragua
Message-ID: <1928@allegra.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 31-Oct-83 17:25:34 EST
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Posted: Mon Oct 31 17:25:34 1983
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How can anyone seriously believe that a 20-mile wide island can be a
threat to the United States no matter where it is?  They could not
block strategic supplies for more than 24 hours before being blown to
bits.  That is a feeble excuse for invading.

Maurice Bishop's death was a terrible loss to Grenada, and Reagan took
advantage of the chaos that resulted.  I am sure they will hold
elections soon though.  The CIA is quite expert at holding elections.
Some unpopular right wing Nazi will become their leader after winning
102 percent of the votes.

Meanwhile, Nicaragua is in a state of siege.  Their industrial base is
being sabotaged by US trained terrorists.  Even thought Mexico is
giving oil to Nicaragua, US-owned tankers are now refusing to carry it
there.  Any day now, some soldier will set one foot inside Honduras,
chasing someone who just bombed a farm house, and Reagan will
announce that we are invading Nicaragua to save Honduras from Soviet
Imperialism.