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In reply to the discussion: Someday it will be crystal clear to all just what a terrible president Ronald Reagan was- [View all]Caliman73
(11,738 posts)Like Nixon before him and Trump after him, Reagan and his people went behind the backs of the Carter administration and made a deal with Iran, the country that was holding Americans hostage after storming our embassy. Reagan and his people sold Iran missiles in exchange for them releasing the hostages after the election. Selling missiles to Iran was illegal as they were identified as a hostile country and state sponsor of terror. Then to compound things, Reagan and his people used the proceeds from the arms sales to fund the right wing Contra death squads in Nicaragua also illegal by act of Congress. Iran Contra was a major scandal but seems to have been swept into the dustbin of history. William Barr was a prominent figure in the scandal, advising Reagan's VP and president following Reagan to pardon the major players to sweep the scandal from American consciousness.