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He had been in exile in Europe and arrived in Russia and observed the chaos, poverty, and the heavy hand of the Lenin’s Communist Party. When the Communist leaders were criticized for their harsh, dictatorial methods, many would use the cliché that if you want to make an omlette, you have to break some eggs.
The nation was bitterly split over the issue of slavery and fighting a brutal civil war. The stress on the Government leaders was immense.
Guevara and Cuban revolutionaries had gone to the Congo to “assist” with their revolution, but cultural differences between the two groups of revolutionaries nullified any assistance that the Cubans could give.
He had been George W. Bush's Defense Secretary, and had just agreed to serve President Barack Obama i the same role.