What politcal party did the Presidential adminstration belong to that sold arms to Iran to fund the Contras?

Question

The Iran-Contra Affair was the largest political scandal in the United States during the 1980s, quite possibly one of the largest political scandals in US history.
Large volumes of documents relating to the scandal were destroyed or withheld from investigators by administration officials. The affair is still shrouded with secrecy and it is very hard to discover the facts. It involved several members of the administration who in 1986 helped sell arms to Iran, an avowed enemy, and used the proceeds to fund the Contras, a fascist anti-communist guerrilla organization in Nicaragua.

After the arms sales were revealed in November 1986, President Ronald Reagan appeared on national television and denied that they had occurred.[4] However, a week later, on November 13, he returned to the airwaves to affirm that weapons were indeed transferred to Iran. He denied that they were part of an exchange for hostages

Answer 1

The GOP. It's interesting that many of those found guilty of commiting crimes in this scandal were pardoned by Bush Sr. and are now at work with GWB (abrams, Negroponte etc.). God, I wish our country could get rid of these evil criminal murdering people. They are such a national disgrace and embarrassment.

Answer 2

From investigation over the years, it was determined that Reagan (republican) took actions that had pretty much no legal element.

He traveled in secret before the election to secure a deal with Iran to keep the hostages long enough for him to get into office and supply them arms, Then he made good on the promise, setting things up for the Iran contra affair, where he was discovered selling them more weapons and funneling the money to the contra group in South America. Every aspect was illegal, and it was not a one time thing, it began literally day one of his term and lasted until discovered.

Answer 3

That would be the Republicans, specifically the Neo-Conservative Republicans. Oliver North was one of the main characters in that mess. And it was a huge scandal that showed a very ugly side of this country. Also, a lot of the people that were involved in this scandal were pardoned later by George H. W. Bush and then put right back in to office by George W. Bush. Shameful.

Answer 4

look the left replaced into on top of problems with the two homes and prefer now the left performs politics with what's stable and incorrect. The final one on the left who replaced into stable replaced into JFK and unlike his Bro Teddy. JFK did the comparable with the bay of pigs. And the the perfect option did no longer play the video games because it replaced into the the perfect option ingredient to do. And for anybody that sounds like hugging a tree or a terrorist and attempt to understand them please circulate there and locate them. Reagan did what mandatory to get achieved on 2 fronts. First deliver people held for 444 days as a results of jimmy Carters falling with Iran. He additionally based the conflict on drugs. And remember he lived his existence on the left coast and maximum probable observed many unhappy thoughts of persons he knew, that ought to have had an effect on him. He additionally had the prefer to do what's stable in basic terms as GWB now. And no remember what the polls say great leaders like them will see to it we are risk-free and our infants could have a destiny.

Answer 5

Republican.

You also forgot to mention that Reagan threw private fundraisers at his Ranch in California to fund the Contras - a non-governmental gang of murdering, raping, outlaws.

Answer 6

Republican

...with the help of the Faux News personality Oliver North

Answer 7

The corrupt Republican Party.

Answer 8

Once again - the Greedy Old Pigs.

Answer 9

Oh yeah, that would be the R-E-P-U-B-L-I-C-A-N party. Nice presentation of the facts by the way.

Answer 10

Thou shall not make offensive statements even if true about Saint Ronny.