he context of whether or not such interven tion yields positive results for the invaded countries in the context of political stability, and in the context of whether or not military intervention in Latin American by the United States is justified even if the long term outcome is political stability in the invaded country.
The answers to these two questions are evaluated from the perspective of long term American interests. If American mili tary intervention does not produce political stability within the countries invaded, then the United States is wasting itshuman, physical, and financial resources in continuing to attempt to act as puppet master for the Western Hemisphere. Similarly, if American military intervention cannot be justi fied, regardless of whether or not political stability in the 3invaded countries is an outcome of such action, then to con tinue to cling to such a policy weakens the moral authority of the United States internationally, and fosters the development at home of a paranoid population which believes that the Ameri can perspective is the only one that matters.
The effectiveness of American military intervention in Latin America, together with the justification for such action, is assessed through an examination of the international rela tions between the United States and two Latin American coun tries. These two countries are the Dominican Republic and Panama. American Dominican relations are considered first, and this consideration is followed by a review of American Panaman ian relations. These two discussions provided the basis for an assessment of the effectiveness of and justification for Ameri can military intervention in Latin America, which concludes this research.
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS BETWEEN THE DOMINICAN
For most of its history, the country known in the twen tieth century as the Dominican Republic "has been a passive victim of forces from the outside" (Fagg, 1965, 139...