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How Bad of a Black Eye was Iran-Contra to Reagan?
Posted on 4/11/17 at 5:34 pm
Posted on 4/11/17 at 5:34 pm
I was born in 1993, don't know a whole lot about it, I know Oliver North ended up taking the fall for the thing, or at least that's my understanding. But like I said, don't know too much about it. My dad said it was probably the only lasting black eye on Reagan's administration. That accurate?
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Posted on 4/11/17 at 5:36 pm to TigerFanInSouthland
Maybe, but I don't think it was a black eye. More like a shin bruise.
Posted on 4/11/17 at 5:37 pm to TigerFanInSouthland
Nothing could give Regan a black eye. It was a drop in the bucket compared to Obama's fast and furious fiasco..
Posted on 4/11/17 at 5:38 pm to TigerFanInSouthland
Poli Board?
Posted on 4/11/17 at 5:39 pm to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
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Poli Board?
Wouldn't this fall under a History Board topic?
Posted on 4/11/17 at 5:40 pm to TigerFanInSouthland
It would have been a mortal wound to most other administrations, maybe even an impeachable offense. But he was just so damn likeable. Still, it was a major distraction and showed that the Reagan administration was just as duplicitous as any others.
Posted on 4/11/17 at 5:40 pm to TigerFanInSouthland
I knew a man who was involved in the drug trafficking part of that.
Posted on 4/11/17 at 5:40 pm to TigerFanInSouthland
Imo his foolhardy ramping up of the WoD was the only lasting black eye
Posted on 4/11/17 at 5:42 pm to TigerFanInSouthland
Like you said, Oliver North took the fall. I don't remember it affecting Reagan's popularity much, if at all.
Posted on 4/11/17 at 5:46 pm to LSUwag
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I knew a man who was involved in the drug trafficking part of that.
Barry Seal?
Posted on 4/11/17 at 5:46 pm to TigerFanInSouthland
It was a hiccup, and Ollie took the fall... intentions were good, but definitely crossed a line. NOTHING as horrible as Obama scandals. In the end, anybody who is a true American rests easy with the knowledge that President Ronaldus Maximus is one of the GOAT Presidents.
Posted on 4/11/17 at 5:49 pm to TigerFanInSouthland
More of a black eye and a kick to the nuts for the Sandinistas.
Scumbag communists.
Scumbag communists.
Posted on 4/11/17 at 5:50 pm to TigerFanInSouthland
Posted on 4/11/17 at 5:51 pm to geaux88
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In the end, anybody who is a true American rests easy with the knowledge that President Ronaldus Maximus is one of the GOAT Presidents.
Oh I'm not arguing that at all haha. Just a question.
Posted on 4/11/17 at 5:51 pm to Sparklehorse
The Sandinista National Liberation Front (Spanish: Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional, FSLN
National Liberation Front has a Southeast Asia, late '60s vibe.
National Liberation Front has a Southeast Asia, late '60s vibe.
Posted on 4/11/17 at 5:53 pm to WestSideTiger
Wood Fawn Hall
Posted on 4/11/17 at 5:58 pm to OWLFAN86
No doubt.
Posted on 4/11/17 at 6:01 pm to TigerFanInSouthland
Not much, Olie fell on the sword
Posted on 4/11/17 at 6:10 pm to TigerFanInSouthland
Free hostages and fighting commies at the same time. I never saw what the problem was.
Posted on 4/11/17 at 6:17 pm to OWLFAN86
Exactly! Without Iran/Contra, we never meet Fawn Hall on the evening news. I think it was worth it.
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