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Article: The domino theory tumbles
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- October 29, 1987
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Since World War II the domino theory has been at the core of
American foreign policy as practiced in the Third World. President
Reagan's single-minded determination to sit on the Sandinistas until
they cry "uncle" is only the latest manifestation of a long held
viewpoint. For Mr. Reagan, revolutionary governments in Central
America mean "direct threats at or near our borders."
The domino theory reduced to its essentials means that the
United States must take decisive action to prevent a communist
victory in "Country A," which alone is of little or no strategic
significance to American interests, to protect against communist
takeovers in geographically contiguous countries B, C,and D.
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