His dealings with his Argentine patrons, intended to show that this was a Nicaraguan struggle to which they were only advisors, they found insulting and ungrateful. His assertions of civilian primacy over the military seemed to the high command to be interference in matters in which he was unqualified.
The dealings between his Argentine patrons and him, intended to illustrate that this was a Nicaraguan conflict in which they were only advisors, were considered insulting and ungrateful by them. His insistence on civilian leadership over military matters seemed to the high command as an unwarranted interference where he lacked competence.