September 1983 Issue [Article] Reagan’s manifest destiny Adjust Share The president is playing dominoes in Latin America and losing by T.D. Allman, This article is only available as a PDF to subscribers. Download PDF Tags 1980- 1981-1989 20th century Foreign relations Latin America Messianism, Political Ronald Reagan United States More from T.D. Allman The Monroe Fantasy At stake was more than some Caribbean island. America itself, one elder statesman informed the president, faced a crucial test “in the great struggle between liberty and despotism.” Would the… The revolt within Existentially, Filipinos have already defeated Marcos The Doctrine That Never Was Adjust Share