U.S. military aid to Honduras more than tripled in exchange for Contra sanctuary

Evidence

Honduras provided sanctuary for the Contras, and in exchange U.S. military aid to the country more than tripled between 1981 and 1982, from 8.9 million to 31.3 million. By 1984, military aid had more than doubled again, rising to 77.4 million (the equivalent of 175.9 million in today’s dollars). As the Honduran military received new U.S. weaponry, it transferred its old weapons to the Contras. — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 285

Categorization

Category: Factual Claims

• XREF: Connects to the general pattern of U.S. military aid increasing as leverage/payment in exchange for basing and covert operations access.

Related

• Military aid to Honduras skyrocketed in exchange for Contra sanctuary (similarity 0.97)
• CIA established six Contra bases in Honduras within a year (similarity 0.85)
• A sweeping 1982 agreement let the U.S. build bases at will (similarity 0.83)
• The CIA built Contra bases that overwhelmed Honduran provinces (similarity 0.81)
• The Pentagon spent $67.4 million on Honduran military contracts in 2012. (similarity 0.80)
• Pentagon spending in Honduras spiked to record levels after the coup. (similarity 0.80)
• Honduran Contra bases enabled an illegal weapons and drug scandal reaching the presidency. (similarity 0.80)

Broader Connections

• CIA established six Contra bases in Honduras within a year #corroborates (0.55)