The National Bipartisan Commission on Central America. often referred to as the Kissinger Commission. also concluded that the Nicaraguan threat to its neighbors was compelling. The Kissinger Commission also offered a forecast of what would happen if Nicaragua succeeded in exporting its Communist revolution. To quote from page 93: As Nicaragua is already doing. additional Marxist/Leninist regimes in Central America could be expected to expand their armed forces. bring in large numbers of Cuban and other Soviet bloc advisors. develop sophisticated agencies of internal repression and external subversion. and sharpen polariza. tions. both within individual countries and regionally ... this would almost surely produce refugees. perhaps millions of them. many of whom would seek entry into the United States.... The United States cannot isolate itself from the regional turmoil. The crisis is on our doorstep.
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