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From: walsh@ihuxi.UUCP (B. Walsh)
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Subject: Re: Grenada
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Date: Tue, 1-Nov-83 09:08:59 EST
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Posted: Tue Nov  1 09:08:59 1983
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Re: Why did the USA rebuff Maurice Bishop?
I don't know; why did the USA rebuff any of the leaders of countries
that asked for our support in the past?
Castro, who then turned to the USSR (and look what a close neighbor we lost).
Ho Chi Minh (sp?), who then turned to the USSR (and if not, Viet Nam would
just be the name of some country we'd never heard of).
King Saud, who then turned away (and look at the possible oil deal we lost 
THAT time!!) The list goes on and on. Third world, poor countries don't
give a DAMN about communism vs. capitalism vs. whatever, they just want to
SURVIVE!! Unless the US learns to cultivate better relations, we'll continue
to lose potential allies.