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« on: March 04, 2006, 06:44:36 PM »
« edited: March 04, 2006, 06:47:36 PM by The Blue Lion »

He wasn't a Communist, so we supported him.  That's pretty much it. 

I suggest you read Thank God They're on Our Side by David Schmitz.  It contains a good account of our efforts to support such people.  Schmitz argues that American policymakers supported fascist or pseudo-fascist dictators around the world because they were anti-communist and bereft of any leftist elements. 
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