text: change to -improve the lives of the vast majority, they have sided with the privileged few in defense of the status quo. . . . How often have we. seen our country support regimes that maintained their power by force and repression? “Too often America has been required to use its military power to bolster these regimes. Too often American lives have been lost in the process. “Right now such short-sighted and reckless’pol- icies have ‘put us on the edge of disaster in Central America. Ronald Reagan has been using military force to deal with problems that are essentially social, political and economic. “Concentrating large numbers of U.S. combat troops in ‘Honduras . . . funding guerrilla opera- tions against Nicaragua . . . pouring arms and military equipment directly into El Salvador and indirectly into Guatemala, the Reagan Administra-: tion is setting the stage for direct U.S. involvement. If it continues unchecked, Ronald Reagan will lead us into another unwinnable war. “That is .why I have called for the immediate withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from Central America.” 128. I should like to ask the United States delegation yet again whether Mr. Hart, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Mon- dale and Mr. Jackson are the Communists that it is afraid of and whom it does not believe. If they are not, what is its explanation for the fact that they have a clear, well-defined position on the grave consequences of warmongering by the present American Administra- tion in Central America, and in particular against my country? The meeting rose at 6.20 p.m. 1 NOTES ’ General Assembly.resolution 2625 (XXV), annex. 2 General Assembly resolution 36/103, annex. ’ General Assembly resolution 37110, annex. 15 HOW TO OBTAIN UNITED NATIONS PUBLICATIONS United Nattons publications ma? be obtained from bookstores and distributors throughout the 
analysis: This text appears to be a speech or statement from a high-ranking official or diplomat, likely from the United Nations or a country's government, discussing the United States' involvement in Central America and the consequences of their actions. The text focuses on the political and military aspects of the situation, rather than economic, environmental, or social issues.