From Vietnam to Central America. The Strategies of the United States in El Salvador and Nicaragua

US military strategy in Central America is analyzed. It is argued that, after rethinking the mistakes made in Vietnam, & in the new global context of politics, the US has devised a new military strategy for the Third World -- ie, "low intensity warfare." Instead of sending US troops, t...

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Published inRevista mexicana de ciencias políticas y sociales Vol. 32; no. 126; pp. 159 - 174
Main Author Sanchez Ramos, Irene
Format Journal Article
LanguageSpanish
Published 01.10.1986
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Central America
Militarism
United States of America
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Summary:US military strategy in Central America is analyzed. It is argued that, after rethinking the mistakes made in Vietnam, & in the new global context of politics, the US has devised a new military strategy for the Third World -- ie, "low intensity warfare." Instead of sending US troops, the different national armies are being supported; ie, the US now plans, rather than wages, war. This strategy avoids the problem of gaining the approval of the US public & Congress. The details of how this new approach has taken effect in El Salvador & Nicaragua are analyzed. It is argued that apparently unconnected events -- eg, in US policy in Haiti & the Philippines -- are also part of the overall scheme of the new logic in US foreign policy. 1 Table. C. Waters
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ISSN:0185-1918