El Salvador civil war demonstrates US intervention from "summary" of Killing Hope by William Blum
William Blum's account of the civil war in El Salvador paints a clear picture of the extent of US intervention in the conflict. From the very beginning, the United States played a pivotal role in supporting the Salvadoran government against rebel forces. This intervention went beyond just providing military aid; it involved training Salvadoran security forces in counterinsurgency tactics, funding right-wing death squads, and providing political support to the ruling regime. The US government's rationale for such involvement was the fear of communism spreading in the region. They viewed the guerrilla fighters as communist insurgents and saw the Salvadoran government as a bulwark against the tide of communism in Latin America. This Cold War mentality led the US to support a brutal regime that was responsible for numerous human rights violat...
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