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Latin America

Judi Lynn

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5. Thank you for the insight on Carlos Menem. He didn't give the country time to heal from the dictatorship!

Reply to peppertree (Reply #4)

Sun Dec 3, 2023, 05:32 AM

Dec 2023

I knew he destroyed absolutely everything, but didn't grasp how he did it. Only found out how bad it got throughout the country through a special lengthy program on PBS, and it was deeply dire. Disastrous.

No wonder the elder Bush was so fond of him.

(Menem dragged his first wife to Washington, too! Bush
got to know her, and her replacement!)

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Holy Shit malaise Dec 2023 #1

Sad, but true. peppertree Dec 2023 #2

Beyond all understanding. How could this happen? Judi Lynn Dec 2023 #3

Alas - it's what Argentine elites want. And they usually get their way. peppertree Dec 2023 #4

Thank you for the insight on Carlos Menem. He didn't give the country time to heal from the dictatorship! Judi Lynn Dec 2023 #5