The Contras are not angels. There are certainly objectionable elements among their ranks. But as Winston Churchill once said: "Democracy is the worst system in the world except for all of the others." For all of their faults. the Contras are far preferable to the alternativethe alternative of millions of "foot people" fleeing possible totalitarian states in Central America. the alternative of our borders being overrun by millions of hungry refugees who only desire to live in peace. and the alternative of Soviet satellite governments sitting astride the Rio Grande. Closing our eyes and wishing the threat away may temporarily work in Afghanistan. but to abrogate our duty here in our own backyard does not bode well for the future of a nation such as ours. Vote to aid the Contras.
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