How much better off would Guatemala be had Arbenz continued Arevalo's reforms and not moved ahead w/ more controversial land reform in 1952?
@CentAmPolMike Get your point but seems classic blame the victim to question Arbenz legitimate policies as cause of 1954. CIA is the cause.
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@bernajurema In some ways yes, but a president's actions have consequences; in this case, the consequences were known ahead of time -
@CentAmPolMike consequences were not known; Guate coup inaugurated an era. Cuba learned lesson of how to avoid US meddling. No? -
@bernajurema Consequences of land reform (US-backed coup) were highly likely; I don't think coup happens without land reform -
@CentAmPolMike given land structure was (still is) one of key problems of Guate, how reformist would a govt be without addressing it? -
@bernajurema Obviously timing matters, need to be right at right time; Arbenz risked all the Ten Years of Spring advances on the land reform
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