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To: Jamie153 who wrote (1441687)	2/24/2024 12:18:55 PM
From: Sdgla	1 Recommendation Recommended By longz Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1573411

Go away piglet. You’re a bull chit machine that needs a plug in to function. Begone.

To: Jamie153 who wrote (1441687)	2/24/2024 1:06:26 PM
From: D.Austin	1 Recommendation Recommended By longz Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1573411

Reagan, Revisionism and Iran/Contra CWB \| 6/8/04 Before one can understand what liberals like to call Reagan's great betrayal, one must have a partial understanding of foreign policy and precedent even before Reagan became president. Since the days of Harry Truman, every president usually had the full support of Congress when dealing with communist/Soviet aggression. The disgrace of Iran/Contra wasn't what Reagan did...but what an obstructionist (mostly democrat) congress did. From the very day Reagan set foot in office, the far-left wing of the Democrat Party did all they could to prevent Reagan from carrying out long-term US policy...including policy that was supported even in the prior administration. This obstructionist attitude was present even during the campaign as documents revealed that Jimmy Carter turned to the Soviet Ambassador in DC for help in defeating Reagan for the presidency. The myopic view from the left at this time was that this wild cowboy from Hollywood would jeopardize all the so-called advances that the Democrats had made with the Soviets...and that Reagan would only drive a deeper wedge between the two countries, with his hard-nosed approach. Of course, the Soviets would only be so happy to oblige this request as they certainly didn't want anyone challenging their superiority around the planet. Carter suspended economic and military support to the wrong government in South America. The Shah of Iran was a close ally trying to hold his country together. It was the Carter administration that hung him out to dry. It was Carter that released the crazy ayatollahs that took over Iran and released these enemies of civilization.