Word: nicaragua
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Beseeching Congress "to vote yes," Reagan emphasized his belief that "it is not Nicaragua alone that threatens us." In a televised address from the Oval Office, he asked viewers, "Tell them to help the freedom fighters. Help us prevent a Communist takeover of Central America...
Calling the current U.S. trade embargo of Nicaragua "most counterproductive," Martinez explained that the embargo imposes a $40 to $50 million burden...
...There is a lot of garbage thrown on Nicaragua by the U.S.," he said
...Nicaragua wants to be friends with the U.S., said Martinez, but it wants "a relationship of mutual respect...
Martinez criticized the Reagan plan to aid the contras as "tragic." The plan has no chance of success because "the group has no support in Nicaragua," he said...