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Sun Nov 21 21:38:52 +0000 2021

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Michael McFaul @McFaul

Even at the peak of Reagan's constructive engagement with apartheid South Africa, U.S. officials criticized the regime. (though not nearly enough as I wanted at that time!) THREAD 1/ — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Nov. 21, 2021 Hibernated

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Sounds a lot like arguments we made about autocratic South Vietnam during the last Cold War (& apartheid South Africa, "freedom fighters" in Afghanistan & Angola, Pinochet's Chile, Tito's Yugoslavia, etc.) Im not saying it's wrong. Just familiar. — PolitiTweet.org

Derek J. Grossman @DerekJGrossman

Campbell: “This is going to be a critical swing state…Even though we have different kinds of government, different… https://t.co/Y2BYU97EJB

Posted Nov. 21, 2021 Hibernated

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Reagan's Asst Secy for Africa Chester Crocker said that the US wanted to see "the emergence in South Africa of a society with which the United States can pursue its varied interests in a full and friendly relationship, without constraint, embarrassment or political damage." 2/ — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Nov. 21, 2021 Hibernated

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