A Grim Reality Behind Sandinista Promises

Publication Date: September 1988

Publisher: Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.)

Author(s): Jorge Salaverry

Research Area: Government

Keywords: Latin American

Type: Report

Coverage: Nicaragua

Abstract:

The Sandinistas have demonstrated that they have no intention of establishing democracy in Nicaragua or to respect the sovereignty of their neighbors. Concessions that they have made in the past have been forced by the military pressure of the democratic Resistance.
When this pressure lifts, the Sandinistas become more violent and oppressive. Only military pressure from the Nicaraguan Resistance can force the Sandinistas to keep the promises that they have made to the Nicaraguan people and to the Western hemisphere. The U.S. can force the Sandinistas to keep their promises by providing military aid to the Nicaraguan Resistance.