Without the steady pressure created by an effective Nicaraguan Democratic Resistance supported by a determined United States, the Sandinistas will neither move toward democracy nor desist from aggression against their neighbors.
Message to the Congress Transmitting a Request for Aid for the Nicaraguan Democratic Resistance
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