Word: weakenings
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...seem so callous. But that is clearly not the case; President Reagan just recently requested more guns and assistance for several Latin American countries. The White House simply wants to pressure Israel to get but of Lebanon and change its policies in the occupied territories. Ultimately, Washington hopes to weaken support for Begin and usher the Labor opposition into power...
...Reagan, the region's economic strains offer a chance to continue his two-year-old Latin American crusade against communism. Past Administrational-Marxist policies have included extensive military support for the besieged right-wing government of E1 Selvador, and the concentrated use of financial and military weapons to weaken the socialist leadership of Nicaragun. And, after marking Cuba as a primary source of Marxist "trouble" in the region, Reagan effectively banned business and tourist travel to the island last Mary...
...deflect attention from arms control issues during the campaign, decided to delay any formal response until after the election. But at his first formal news conference in 21 months, Weinberger last week strongly defended Reagan's proposed strategic buildup. Said the Defense Secretary: "A nuclear freeze would weaken the deterrent forces we rely on to prevent war. We think freezing at this point is something that will increase the danger of war. The moral aspects of it should be examined from that point of view." The Administration has asked for a meeting with the bishops' committee, which...
...coming months, the problems of the trade deficit are likely to become even more acute. European nations like France may have to devalue their currencies further or simply allow them to weaken so that these nations can help their sick economies while protecting their domestic markets from cheap imports. In Spain, for instance, the peseta fell to a historic low against the dollar last week, and the new Socialist government is expected to let it continue falling. The U.S. will suffer even more if its economy gets out of sync with the rest of the world. Should business and consumer...
...pulling back some troops from the border. While that would not come close to fulfilling Peking's conditions for normal relations with Moscow, it might accelerate the apprehension in the U.S. about the value of the China connection. That, in turn, could further embolden the Taiwan lobby, weaken the resistance within the Administration to new, more provocative arms sales to Taiwan, and further undermine Sino-U.S. relations...