planes from 28 to 50; helicopters from 7 to 21; naval bases from 2 to 4; total number of naval units from 9 to 15; and merchant ships from 25 to 45. Between February and August 1982 the number of United States instructors in Honduras increased from 40 to 100, and a veritable legion of United States personnel has visited that country over the past few months. 69. In fiscal year 1980 Honduras received military assistance from the United States to the tune of $3.1 million. In 1981 the figure rose to $5.5 million, and in 1982 $10.6 million, in addition to $21 million approved for the modernization of Honduras’ airports. 70. Just a few days ago, United States Congressman Michael Barnes warned that “the United States is fan- ning the flames of conflict between Honduras and Nica- ragua by contriving to support groups trying to overthrow the Nicaraguan Government.” The Reagan Administration must therefore accept responsibility for the deaths of innocent men, women and children in Nica- ragua. The forces that they have unleashed are wreaking havoc. 71, It is a truism that the motif of United States foreign policy concerning Latin America and the Caribbean has not changed since the enunciation of the Monroe Doc- trine, which laid the ideological and political bases for an imperial creed that has allowed successive United States Governments to view Latin America and the Caribbean merely as a collection of banana republics subject to the whims and fancies of the United States. Indeed, Secretary of State Philander C. Knox had scornfully referred to the region as “a United States game reserve from which poachers were excluded but where the proprietor may hunt as he pleases”, 72. The peoples of our region have been viewed by the United States Government as the American beast of 
**Analysis**
The text primarily discusses the military activities and assistance provided by the United States to Honduras, as well as the potential consequences of these actions, including the risk of conflict with Nicaragua. The text also mentions the historical context of the United States' involvement in Latin America, dating back to the Monroe Doctrine. Given this focus on military and foreign policy, it is likely that the text is related to international relations and military activities.

**Category**
Defense, International Relations