Underarmed, undernourished and under fire, the contras are on the ropes. Most are languishing in makeshift bases in Honduras rather than staging raids in their native Nicaragua. After a few highly publicized victories, the contras have reached the nadir of their troubled five-year history. Indeed, one of the obstacles facing Ronald Reagan's policy of using the contras to make the Sandinistas "cry uncle" is that, even with a significant infusion of military aid, the desultory band of rebels shows little potential of posing a threat to the regime in Managua.
A year ago, some 15,000 contras operated across almost a third...
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