I find reading literature by Pons to be difficult. I have that book on my desk, but its a bulk of reading to get through. It is however neccessary.
Even so, as pertaining to the original question, I apologize for the typo, yet I don't understand the lack of continuous military dictatorships in the DR. Most of Latin America has had, arguably, a continuous line of military influenced or run regimes, so why didn't this continue in the DR?
The question is relevant considering that after the overthrow of Trujillo the DR's military was the strongest in the Caribbean. Also, Caamano was a strong military leader, as was Wessin (I believe), meaning they had troops at their disposals, so why didn't these guys lick their chops and take advantage and use the power they had in a time of polcitical and social turbulence?
Now, I am not advocating a military regime, just questioning why and how the country fell so "civily" into a non-military run nation.
Mr. Lu
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