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As an alternative to the failed cut-and-paste solutions offered bydistant government bureaucracies, a "fraternal association of theEnglish-speaking peoples" (in the words of Winston Churchill) canlead the way in halting and then reversing socialism through theconcrete applications of conservative ideas, creating anirresistible momentum and expanding spheres of freedom in everycorner of the globe.
The proposed CAFTA free trade agreement will strengthen thefoundations of democracy by promoting growth and cutting poverty,creating equality of opportunity, and reducing corruption. It alsowill help to resolve the security problems that menace North andCentral America today.
(Archived document, may contain errors) 281 August 2, 1983 THE" PLO'S GROWING LATIN AMERICAN BASE INTRODUCTION At one time, the Monroe Doctrine shielded Latin America from interference by nations outside the Western Hemisphere. In recent decades, however, the Doctrine has been violated so repeat- edly that in effect it has been repealed. The Soviet Union has established a garrison in Cuba, while Eastern bloc states have joined Moscow in creating a base of ope rations in Nicaragua and Grenada.
Latin America has to make a decision between two roads. One leadsto openness to the world, democracy, respect for individual rightsand freedoms, and a solid rule of law. The other road leads awayfrom an open, free, and prosperous society toward "21st centurysocialism."
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