Diplomacy will enable us to determine the sincerity of the Sandinistas in achieving a plural. democratic government that will not intervene in the affairs of its neighbors. And diplomacy is what the BarnesHamilton substitute offers this troubled region. It would terminate all funding for the Contras and for CIA covert operations against that country. and would provide funding for humanitarian assistance to Nicaraguan refugees. to be administered by the International Committee of the Red Cross and the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees. Accordingly. we can evaluate the Sandinistas claims that its restrictions on civil rights and its increasingly militarized society are the product of war. and not ideology. At the same time. the BarnesHamilton substitute promotes a U.S. policy toward Nicaragua that encourages a negotiated regional settlement under the auspices of the Contadora countries and the Organization of American States.
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