He wanted there to be peace.
the officials sent funds to the contras
Reagan was President most of 1981.
the officials sent funds to the contras.
President Reagan wanted a way to fund the Contras in Nicaragua without running afoul of Congress, so he sold weapons to the Iranians to acquire money "off-the-books" and give that money to the Contras.
President Reagan wanted a way to fund the Contras in Nicaragua without running afoul of Congress, so he sold weapons to the Iranians to acquire money "off-the-books" and give that money to the Contras.
It violated a federal law banning the sale of weapons to the Contras. - apex
It violated a federal law banning the sale of weapons to the Contras. - apex
Oliver North took the blame for Ronald Reagan about the Contras.The CIA gave money to the Contras in Nicaragua.The Iran Contra affair was a political scandal for Ronald Reagan.
The Contras was the counterrevolutionaries backed by Reagan.
Contras.
It violated a federal law banning the sale of weapons to the Contras. - apex
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