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You say Grenada, he says Granada
Through the power of mispronunciation President Bush today changed the location of a significant U.S. military action in 1983.
In a speech at a National Republican Senatorial Committee event in Washington, Bush said “Many leaders fought Reagan’s defense buildup, they fought his strategic defense initiative, they opposed the liberation of Granada. They didn’t like America’s support for freedom fighters resisting Soviet puppet regimes.”
Bush meant to say Grenada (gre-nay-da). But he said Granada (gra-na-da).
By way of review, Granada (gra-na-da) is a city in southern Spain. There was no U.S. support for freedom fighters resisting Soviet puppet regimes in Granada while Ronald Reagan was in the White House.
Grenada (gre-nay-da) is an island between the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago. U.S. forces invaded in October 1983 after Marxists took over. Free elections were held in 1984.
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