I was struck by the unusual predicament in which this extremely poor country found itself. Honduras is surrounded by violence on all its borders. It is the second poorest country in the hemisphere and faces enormous economic pressures from the influx of refugees across all of its borders. and yet. somehow the country has remained relatively peaceful and open. and. in November of last year. returned to civilian democratic rule. I have been extremely disturbed. over the past year and a half. to watch Honduras slowly but surely become embroiled in the conflicts of the region. while its own economic problems deepen. and internal dissent grows. What disturbs me the most is that I believe the policies our own country has pursued toward Honduras bear no small part of the burden for this distressing trend.
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