First things first!
1. The U.S. did tried to annex the DR in the early 1920s. In fact, the vote came very close! It was a tied between all the senators, but during the vote for annexation the Senator from Montana was late to the voting! As such, the guy eventually made it and voted no. His extra no was all that was needed to NOT ANNEX THE DR. Otherwise the DR would've been. The reason for an attempted annexation lied in A) Samana Bay, the finest bay in the region perfect for a military base B) Location, within a central location easy for monitoring anything going and coming from the Panama Canal and C) an extra 18,000 square miles of Paradise doesn't ever hurt to add.
2. The United States under the Kennedy Administration properly guaranteed Castro that Cuba will never be invaded as long that Castro lived. Of course, that came after the Bay of Pigs ordeal and the Cuban Missile Crisis which Castro asked the Soviet to move the Missiles after the U.S. agreed to not invade Cuba under his rule. If the U.S. invades Cuba, that would be a breach of "contract" and that could lead to some further unreliability with American agreements in the international scene. Despite the U.S. recently sending it's very own United Nations to Hell by invading Iraq illegally, the world is not very happy with the U.S. The best thing for the U.S. to do is wait until Castro kicks the bucket. Besides, he's what 75? No body lives for ever!
3. Onion & Carrots, you must love seeing does hungry kids asking for one peso then! You seem to want to see more of them asking you for money. Here is the most likely scenerio if the Dollar becomes legal tender in the DR. First of all, prices in the DR will become transperant with those in the U.S. Due to the fact that the DR is on an island, the prices for the same thing will cost more in the DR than in the US. A television set that in NY costs $100 will probably cost $150 to $200. The reason is the transport cost (ships and airplanes are the most expensive for of transport for material goods). Also, every Dominican will probably be earning $10 to $20 per week. Their income will likely fall due to competition from other third world nations for foreign investment. So, that means that the income for the average Dominican will decrease, their cost of living will increase much more dramatically than now, and you can kiss your lifestyle good bye. Why good bye, because what ever lifestyle you are living right now in the DR will cost you more under Dollarization than it would have to live that same lifestyle in the U.S! You and I don't want that, now do we? It's more than just nationalism, it's our way of living. Without the Pesos, the DR will not be as fun! Oh, and don't forget that many people are not begging because they got family in NY sending them $50 to $100 per week via Western Union. Under Dollarization, that amount of Dollars will buy less in the DR than in NY. Makes more sense for people to start packing and get on a yola en masse if the DR Dollarize!
4. It's in the best interest of the United States to Dollarize the entire hemisphere it has to. If Latin America end up unified like Europe under one currency one day, that could cause further sliding of the Dollar and in response, a weakening of American might and power. Americans don't want that! Europe unified and the Dollar started sliding, Southeast Asia is about to unify, another blow to the U.S. Dollar because the Southeast Asian currency will be backed by Euro's not Dollars. If Latin America unifies, well I guess it's bye bye to the greenbacks and hello to the Euros.
The Dominican Republic's problems will not be solved under Dollarization. If anyone think that corruption will end under Dollarization, don't kid yourself. Look at Puerto Rico, being a US territory and every year leaders in their governments are charged with being corrupt including the former governor and the current governor of Puerto Rico Ms. Calderon. Also, if you want to kill the Dominicans and make Dominicans living abroad less productive to their homeland by devaluating their remittances purchasing power in the DR, than its better for you to pack your bags and never come back to the island of Hispaniola. The denizens of this island will be much better off with out that!
Um, here is a little extra. Duarte, Sanchez, and Mella as thugs? I guess George Washington was another thug fighting for the U.S. independence when the Land was never given to them by the natives. Besides, he hold slaves too, very inhumane. Also, Thomas Jefferson writing the Bill of Rights of the United States stating that All men are created equal while enslaved blacks served them tea and coffee in the same room while such article was being ratified!! You want to talk of villians!!! So please, stop this stuff. Duarte, Sanchez, and Mella were the greatest men for the DR. If it wasn't for them you would probably not be living today and the natural beauty of the DR would have been as saden and barren as that of Haiti!! If to you a person that fights for his freedom and rights is a villain, then I guess you are against every society on earth!