If in fact we wash our hands of the Contras. offer no aid or. as in the case of the Dodd amendment. aid only for withdrawal. then we really do face a situation in which the Sandinista government will not go away and in which the problems that are a part of present circumstances remain and in which. in my judgment. the dangers to our country remain. That is not to imply that we will want to act upon that for any foreseeable time in the future. Perhaps we will simply tell our friends in Central America that we are sorry that their governments are being subverted and as revolutions occur and as emigration occurs and as many. many refugees. almost like a Vietnam boat people scenario. come to the United States. we will indicate that we are sorry all this is occurring. But anyone who believes that simply by withdrawal. sort of an antispetic move at this point. and with the threat to the Soviets that if they land. we will do something. I think is an incorrect analysis. and that is what the debate on the Dodd amendment boils down to in my Judgment.
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