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That would be helpful. This article needs lots of cited facts.
That would be helpful. This article needs lots of cited facts.
[[User:Palmd001|Palmd001]] 16:04, 19 March 2007 (EDT)
[[User:Palmd001|Palmd001]] 16:04, 19 March 2007 (EDT)
:The overthrow of Allende is basically implementation of both the [[Truman Doctrine]] (or [[Containment]]) and the [[Monroe Doctrine]] at a crucial point in the [[Cold War]]. The US was on the verge of defeat in [[Vietnam]], and a [[Soviet]]- Cuban ally in the Western hemisphere would have added to the Communist victory. The US would have been on the run after withdrawl from Vietnam. This was viewed as intollerable by Nixon & kissinger, and something within their power to prevent. Allende has always been refered to as "first democratically elected Socialist" in the Western hemisphere; ok, so 64% voted against him, but who cares. Then we have the simple matter of checking to see if he agreed to abide by Chile's pledges within the Pan American Union and mutual defense obligations, or was he flirting with Castro and the Soviet Union.
:What happened here was no big mystery. [[User:RobS|RobS]] 16:30, 19 March 2007 (EDT)