The American Legion [Volume 123, No. 4 (October 1987)]

Cover: A Contra on Patrol by J.B. Pictures -- When Is Your Heart in Trouble?: Recognizing the Symptoms May Save Your Life by Edward Edelson -- What's Mine Is Mine; What's Yours Is Negotiable: Soviets Negotiate in a Spirit of Give-and-Take. The U.S. Gives . . . by Edward L Rowny -- Is the Monroe Doctrine Relevant?: Yes, but It Needs to Be Viewed from a Modern Perspective by Dr. Howard J Wiarda -- Searching for Moral Resolve: Repelling Communism Will Take Renewed Political and Moral Resolve by Dr. William Ratliff -- Central America: The Crisis Next Door: The Soviets Are Building Defense and Intelligence Operations Designed to Cripple U.S. National Security by Nat'l Cmdr. John P "Jake" Comer -- A Search for Consensus: America Needs a Bipartisan Agreement and Two-Track Strategy in Central America -- Nicaraguan Embargo: Who Is It Hurting?: Are We Driving the Sandinistas into Permanent Embrace of the Soviet Bear? -- Refugee Time Bomb: What Do We Do If 32 Million Refugees Come Knocking? By Dr. Donald L Huddle -- A Clear and Present Danger: To Ignore or Try to Contain Communism in Central America Is Folly -- The Bear in Our Back Yard: The Soviets Want Only One Thing in Central America . . . All of It! by Dr. Timothy F Ashby -- "You Must Be a Steady Ally": It's Either U.S. Aid now or U.S. Troops Later, a Contra Leader Predicts -- Big Issues: Should the Fairness Doctrine Be Repealed by Congress? -- Letters -- Dateline Washington -- Legion News Briefs -- Veterans Alert -- Parting Shots