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...Kiley, a political consultant in Boston. Notes Pollster Daniel Yankelovich: "They see that the liberals and conservatives haven't really solved the problems." The post-Viet Nam generation is wary of the U.S.'s trying to save the rest of the world. They look at El Salvador and see another potential quagmire...
Would tightly link aid to El Salvador to proven progress in land reform, a better judicial system and an end to death squads. Would stop U.S. support of rebels fighting the Sandinista government in Nicaragua, but favors the interdiction of weapons flowing from Nicaragua into El Salvador. Urges direct talks with the Sandinistas...
Because of d'Aubuisson's blatant disregard, nay, hostility, towards human rights, his election would most likely force Congress to withdraw military aid to El Salvador list it forfeit any of the moral high ground U.S. foreign policy so aspires to. Moreover, the thought of a cut-off of its blood line would, immediately, pit much of the army against d'Aubuisson. Thus, the political floor work would hopefully collapse from underneath d'Aubuisson before the entire country blew up, the latter being the most likely outcome...
Aside from Duarte winning at the polls and the bulk of the army keeping its cool, no short order in itself, progress in El Salvador rides on a change in U.S. attitudes. Force, it should be finally realized, is unlikely to solve problems anywhere south of the border. Bringing the moderates in the government and guerrillas together for dialogue aimed at ending the civil war and constructing as broadly based a government as possible in the splintered country should be given top priority...
...Administration likes it or not, the leftists, by virtue of the one third of the countryside they control, have de facto power. Furthermore, their strength shows no signs of abating despite increased U.S. aid and training to the Salvadoran army. In short, peace will forever remain elusive in El Salvador without an agreement with the leftists...