The Bosalegon Government Was Not Just Quote, but Liberal

The students themselves were certainly motivated by fears of another coup. The power brokers, the sort of small cadre of power brokers among the clerical elite that was shaping at the time used the opportunity afforded by the embassy takeover to better their position vis-a-vis their more moderate and more liberal oriented internal opponents. So we should say these forces were actually very much egging on outright confrontation with the United States. There is a sense in which there was some knowledge that this might happen but either way it actually is ultimately a material because as I said it really push out or make the continued tenure of Bosé Garmon impossible.