But then the Administration was challenged at Its most vulnerable point. Thousands of poor. black Haitians began to descend on Florida. White House aides with elections on their minds panicked. They ordered tile Coast Guard to smash the boats of the refugees and forcibly return theni to Haiti. thereby telling tile regime that the United States would not pay even a small prhue for its principles. Next. the Administration unilaterally weakened the OAS embargo by caving In to pressures fromn business interests repre.ented by iorm(r Assistant Secretary of State Elliott Abrains. With his major policy options shot out from under ni0.
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