The Other Side of Reagan

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A columnist for Clarin, the top-selling newspaper in Argentina, said that under Reagan the United States had a "pathological relationship with Latin American dictatorships."

"Reagan was an active participant in the political and military conflicts of Central America. He intervened openly in Nicaragua's arming and financing the 'contras' who sought to overthrow the Sandinista government, an action that brought death and devastation to that impoverished country."
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In Nicaragua, La Prensa (in Spanish) reported that a spokesman for the Catholic Church said Reagan's support for the contra war in the 1980s had done "irreparable damage" to the country.
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"Reagan was not universally beloved in the 135 countries of the developing world, nor was he especially well understood. His presidency was often perceived as a swaggering statement about American military and political pre-eminence in a world in which the erstwhile Soviet Union was already imploding."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A24245-2004Jun8.html