The U.S. Intervention in the Dominican Republic, - Santo Domingo

RE: The U.S. Intervention in the Dominican Republic,

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Once U.S. forces had created a cordon surrounding the rebel-controlled inner city of Santo Domingo, the United States contended that it was a completely neutral force interposed between the two sides. Its troops would remain in place as a guarantor of civil peace and democratic elections. Furthermore, U.S. diplomats publicly pledged that Washington would provide aid to the newly elected government, no matter who led it. In fact, from the first days of the revolt, the United States was committed to the defeat of the rebel cause, not because such a victory would be followed by a Communist regime, but because the insurgents were committed to the immediate return of Juan Bosch as the constitutionally elected president. Key presidential advisors quickly realized that communist cadres were an insignificant presence within the rebel leadership. Still, Washington assessed Bosch as erratic, egotistical and politically unreliable.

For his part, Bosch eagerly sought U.S. support. Nevertheless, he was also a genuine outsider within a highly stratified society. He distrusted the entrenched oligarchy of wealthy landowners, and he proposed to undermine their economic and political power. At the same time, Bosch sought to marginalize the radical left through the implementation of a program of social reform, rather than through the more traditional method of repression and violence.

Meaning... Juan Bosch would not play ball

#22 - Posted 26 August 2008, 9:30 AM
Manhattanite Location: United States Join date: February 2008 Member #: 336 Posts: 1984	RE: The U.S. Intervention in the Dominican Republic, Jander posted a decent link yesterday to a history written at one of the US war colleges. It seems pretty even handed... http://www-cgsc.army.mil/carl/resources/csi/yates/yates.asp Not up to the actual invasion, but in general the document seems pretty candid as regards to when, with whom, and how US was getting involved. This is how they described Bosch... "At first, Washington lavished Bosch with economic, technical, and military aid ... Bosch, for his part, published a constitution-a seemingly propitious beginning for an experiment in U.S.-style democracy. But Washington's optimism soon waned as the Dominican president proved an inept politician and administrator. Having spent the twenty-four years before the election in exile, Bosch had lost touch with the realities of his country's predicament. Few in the Kennedy administration would have quarreled with George Ball's recollection of Bosch as "unrealistic, arrogant, and erratic. I thought him incapable of running even a small social club, much less a country in turmoil. He did not seem to me a Communist . . . but merely a muddle-headed, anti-American pedant committed to unattainable social reforms."24 After only a few months in office, Bosch had managed to alienate American officials and most groups within his own country. His 1963 constitution failed to guarantee privileges to the Catholic church and contained a clause prohibiting the expulsion of Dominicans from the country a technique, according to one author, that "had come to be regarded as an inalienable right of the party in power for getting rid of national troublemakers."25 In addition, Bosch's reform program foundered-to the dismay of the Left-while his refusal to take a strong stand against radicals alarmed Washington, conservative elements in Dominican society, and anti-Communists within the armed forces. With the government degenerating into chaos, an archconservative segment of the Dominican military led by Colonel Elias Wessin y Wessin overthrew Bosch in September 1963." Well I've not read enough about the guy but I do know it isn't unusual for intellectuals to be aloof, arrogant, unpragmatic leaders... I'm sorry, I can't hear you over the sound of how awesome I am. http://twitter.com/ergface
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#21 - Posted 26 August 2008, 7:19 AM
CarlosFranco Location: United States, Brooklyn Join date: December 2007 Member #: 40 Posts: 2769	RE: The U.S. Intervention in the Dominican Republic, Quote: chillaxin201 previously said: Once U.S. forces had created a cordon surrounding the rebel-controlled inner city of Santo Domingo, the United States contended that it was a completely neutral force interposed between the two sides. Its troops would remain in place as a guarantor of civil peace and democratic elections. Furthermore, U.S. diplomats publicly pledged that Washington would provide aid to the newly elected government, no matter who led it. In fact, from the first days of the revolt, the United States was committed to the defeat of the rebel cause, not because such a victory would be followed by a Communist regime, but because the insurgents were committed to the immediate return of Juan Bosch as the constitutionally elected president. Key presidential advisors quickly realized that communist cadres were an insignificant presence within the rebel leadership. Still, Washington assessed Bosch as erratic, egotistical and politically unreliable. For his part, Bosch eagerly sought U.S. support. Nevertheless, he was also a genuine outsider within a highly stratified society. He distrusted the entrenched oligarchy of wealthy landowners, and he proposed to undermine their economic and political power. At the same time, Bosch sought to marginalize the radical left through the implementation of a program of social reform, rather than through the more traditional method of repression and violence. Meaning... Juan Bosch would not play ball
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#23 - Posted 26 August 2008, 5:42 PM
chillaxin201 Location: Dominican Republic, Boycott Dominican Tourism Join date: May 2008 Member #: 731 Posts: 2057	RE: The U.S. Intervention in the Dominican Republic, GC, get your Cuban Mafia want to be butt some where else, Yes I did copy and paste .......... truth hurts ? nobody wants to listen to you, go away ... get a life
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#24 - Posted 26 August 2008, 5:43 PM
chillaxin201 Location: Dominican Republic, Boycott Dominican Tourism Join date: May 2008 Member #: 731 Posts: 2057	RE: The U.S. Intervention in the Dominican Republic, Quote: gouletcolonial previously said: Chill you have found your place in life ...playing cut and paste with paperback history....the evil empire again...Chill tell us again and this time make it real scary....I hope you dont work for the post office your a loser, in a Dominican post talking trash.... your just some old loser.....
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#25 - Posted 22 October 2008, 2:30 PM
shipoopy Location: Bolivia Join date: October 2008 Member #: 1554 Posts: 1	RE: The U.S. Intervention in the Dominican Republic, DO YOU HAVE NO LIFE!!!!! Quote:
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#26 - Posted 11 March 2009, 10:35 PM
chillaxin201 Location: Dominican Republic, Boycott Dominican Tourism Join date: May 2008 Member #: 731 Posts: 2057	RE: The U.S. Intervention in the Dominican Republic, please read this book
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