Kansan Summer Weekly/Wednesday, July 22, 1987
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U.S. compromised credibility in Iran scandal,says specialist
By CARLA PATINO
Staff writer
An increase in cynicism toward U.S. foreign policy is a direct result of the Iran-contra affair, a KU specialist in Latin American studies said yesterday.
Charles Stansifer, co-director of the Center of Latin American Studies, said he thought the Iran-contra affair had seriously compromised "S. leadership in the world.
"The European allies might have different opinions, but I think that generally our credibility has been hurt," he said.
"Once you declare you are following one policy, and you follow another instead, every policy you pay later on could be questioned."
Roy Laird, professor of Soviet and East European studies, said U.S. allies perceived the United States as confused and crippled in its ability to conduct foreign policy.
Laird said he thought that because of the nationally televised congressional hearings investigating the Iran-contra affair, the United States would be less apt to support the containment of Nicaragua activity.
"I think that a greater possibility
exists that other neighboring Central American countries will be caught up in similar revolutionary activities," he said.
But John Augelli, professor and chairman of the geography department, said that U.S. world leadership had not been affected seriously, but that Reagan should have known what his own government was doing
Leonel Aguilar, Leon, Nicagara,
graduate student, said he believed
President Reagan knew what his
subordinates were doing.
"I think he agreed not to know," he said.
Agular said the whole affair had confirmed his fears that Reagan was determined to do anything to get the Sandinistas out of the Nicaraguan government.
"I don't fully support the Sandinist policies," he said "they are stubborn and think they can't be wrong, as Reagan does. Neither accepts compromises."
Stansifer said it was illogical for Reagan not to know about all aspects of the Iran-contra affair, including the diversion of funds from Iranian arms sales to the contras, because Reagan had always been concerned about assisting the contra cause.
"I absolutely, positively believe that the president knew what was going on," he said.
But Ronald Francisco, associate professor of political science, said he thought it would be impossible to find the reason Reagan knew about the diversion.
Stansifer said the difference between the Watergate and Iran-contra affairs was that the former was a national scandal, and the latter was international.
"The Iran-contra affair affects foreign policy and international relations I tend to think it is more serious," he said. "The Reagan administration has learned from Watergate. They have handled this situation more skillfully."
Laird disagreed, saying he didn't find any parallels between Watergate and the Iran-contra affair.
"Watergate was a criminal action," he said. "The Iran-contra affair is a matter of foreign policy and a struggle between Congress and the administration in terms of who is going to guide foreign policy."
Laird said some people didn't realize that a powerful nation's foreign policy involved keeping secrets.
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