10 Ways Republicans Screwed America
#6. Iran-Contra Affair
Better dead than red right? Never negotiate with terrorist or enemies of freedom right? Wrong, way, way wrong if you’re in the political bubble. The Reagan administration illegally (and behind the backs of congress) sold weapons to the Iranians in order to fund the drug smuggling Contra in Nicaragua in hopes of establishing an ally in the region. This is the same Iran that wants to destroy Israel entirely, and the same Contra known for public executions just for the hell of it. Why did Reagan and Bush not get impeached for causing such a messed up global stir? Because they pulled the old “take the blame for this and I’ll be your best friend forever” high school trick on good old Ollie North.