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The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency's involvement in Latin America has been long-lived and complex. The author uses examples from Guatemala when the CIA sided with the United Fruit Company in their contentions that Guatemala was becoming Communist and examples from Chile where the CIA once again justified its actions as necessary for the fight against Communism. Many contend, however, that CIA involvement in Latin America has had more of a negative than a positive impact. Bibliography lists sources.
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since the beginning of our countrys history. Many characterize our involvement in Latin America as one of neglect (Lozada, 2003). Some contend, however, that since the advent of
the New Diplomacy at the end of the nineteenth century the U.S. role in Latin America has grown progressively stronger. While this may have been true of our earlier
history, our more recent history in regard to foreign policy in Latin America has been considerably less encompassing. Never-the-less, the relationship which resulted was not always amiable as we
might expect from our U.S. perspective. Indeed, this relationship at times has been quite tenuous. U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) involvement in the region has, in fact, been
largely negative from some perspectives. In our earlier history the U.S.s strong presence in Latin America was met with appreciation by
many of the smaller and weaker countries. Ultimately, and largely as a result of their perception of CIA involvement, many Latin American countries began to regard the U.S. as
just one more imperialist power. William Blum in "Killing Hope" provides example after example of the atrocities committed by the CIA and the U.S. military in Latin America. Given
such actions it is not surprising that we have worn our welcome thin in several Latin American countries is more understandable. These atrocities were committed in one country after
another. In some cases, however, the CIAs involvement was indeed critical from a U.S. perspective. There are many examples that support this contention. In some cases, in
fact, there is little disagreement that CIA involvement has been positive for the peoples of certain Latin American countries as well. CIA involvement has often had the long term
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