Soon after the November 1989 offensive, the U.S. government started to support negotiations to end the civil war, whereas up to that point they had pursued a policy of military defeat of the FMLN.
Tak lama setelah serangan November 1989, pemerintah AS mulai mendukung solusi perundingan terhadap perang saudara ini, sementara hingga saat itu mereka telah menempuh kebijakan militer untuk mengalahkan FMLN.