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To: freedom44
The Sandinistas had prevailed because the Somoza regime, propped up for 50 years by Washington, had been so utterly corrupt.

Uh, no. The Sandinistas prevailed because our ally Somoza was betrayed by Jimmy Carter, the same man responsible for stabbing the Shah in the back and losing Iran to the Ayatollahs.

7 posted on 11/11/2006 7:47:10 PM PST by Tailgunner Joe
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To: Tailgunner Joe

Don't forget, they (Contras) were betrayed again by our demorat Congress.


10 posted on 11/15/2006 4:30:22 PM PST by GodGunsGuts
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