Sandinista Revolution? Nicaraguan Revolution? Nicaraguan Civil War? Sandinista War? Contra War? Sandinistas vs. Contra? Or does it not matter? Or do they all mean the same thing? Is there a correct political term for the war in Nicaragua during the 1980s between the Sandinistas and illegally U.S. funded Contras?
2007-05-07 15:37:28 · 5 answers · asked by Mauricio 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
I kind of like "The War in Nicaragua Between the Sandinistas and the Illegally US-Funded Contras". It pretty much says it all.
The "correct" name for that conflict will be situational.
Oliver North will definitely give it a different title than will Daniel Ortega.
2007-05-07 15:48:22 · answer #1 · answered by oimwoomwio 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They called it a war!
Nicaragua v. United States
The Republic of Nicaragua v. The United States of America[1] was a case heard in 1986 by the International Court of Justice which found that the United States had violated international law by supporting Contra guerrillas in their war against the Nicaraguan government and by mining Nicaragua's harbors. The Court ruled in Nicaragua's favor, but the United States refused to abide by the Court's decision, on the basis that the court erred in finding that it had jurisdiction to hear the case, The court stated that the United States had been involved in the "unlawful use of force. Reagan and the US was convicted in International court!
http://www.answers.com/topic/nicaragua-v-united-states
He was also selling arms to Iran, a country that had just killed 242 Marines in a Barracks bombing in Lebanon, and had held US hostages. That is treason as far as I am concerned!
2007-05-07 15:48:45 · answer #2 · answered by cantcu 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Iran-Contra Scandal is what it is referred to according to the United States.
2007-05-07 15:42:08 · answer #3 · answered by Stephen H 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The illegal CIA war against a foreign sovereign nation
2007-05-07 15:43:01 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's all the same. Choose your favorite.
2007-05-07 15:43:10 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋