To: Rock_nj who wrote (300367 ) 9/25/2002 10:41:48 AM From: Neocon Respond to I am very appreciative to have you respond in kind. I do not deny that sometimes people do bad things, and that rich people as well as poor people can be bad. I have some question about whether the Eisenhower Administration would have solely intervened in Guatemala for the United Fruit Company, but that was definitely a factor. I have some question about whether Guatemala would be much more stable had we not intervened, but it is surely a sore spot that our involvement has not been more constructive. In the case of Allende, I think there would have been a coup anyway, and that the CIA merely sided with the likely successors. After all, Allende was elected by a plurality, and was ignoring the legislature in pushing for nationalization of key industries. His high- handedness was bound to provoke a response. Still, there is a question about how far we must accept blame for the brutality of the successor regime, and it is true that American interests were involved in the decision to go with Pinochet. Thus, I will concede you at least one and a half examples.
