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Iran arms sales scandal
In the Iran-Iraq War that broke out in 1980, the United States supported both sides at the same time according to the principle that "neither side can lose." The United States provided much intelligence information and financial support to the Iraqi military regime, and allowed Iraq to import about $2.5 billion worth of raw materials from Britain, the United States and other countries that could be used to make both pesticides and chemical weapons (and then destroyed it more than 20 years later on the grounds that Iraq had chemical weapons); secret shipments of weapons to Iran led to the Iran arms sales scandal. The scandal was uncovered because the United States used the profits from arms sales to support the Nicaraguan anti-government guerrillas, allowing the Nicaraguan government to file a complaint with the International Court of Justice.
The Iran scandal, which ranked No. 9 in the "worst mistake ever made by the U.S. president," openly admitted he was unaware of the secret program and quickly called the U.S. Independent Prosecutor's Office to investigate. Eventually 10 of Reagan's government staff were convicted and forced to resign, and Reagan's Secretary of Defense, Caspar. Weinberg was charged with perjury but was convicted of having made George a false testimony the day before the trial began. Herbert. Walker. Bush's amnesty.
Now stored in the archives of Defense Minister Kasper. Weinberg's citation shows that Reagan was informed, which is unconstitutional. But because of Reagan's outstanding contributions to the fight against the Soviet Union, he made almost any statement acceptable to the public, earning him the nickname "President Teflon" (no pot sticks to the pot - nothing can stick to him). So Reagan survived the scandal after apologizing for it, and gained the public image of "the freedom of the great, strong Reagan to risk trying to trade weapons for hostages."
It can be seen that for Americans, the surname is very important, as long as it can eliminate different ideologies, what means are used, and whether it is illegal or not is not a problem. When Reagan suppressed the communist forces around the world, China and the United States, regardless of their surnames, spent the most beautiful honeymoon period, and the chief designers all visited the United States and received high-standard reception and high praise.
Based on Reagan's aftermath, George W. Bush, who served as his vice president in the 1988 election, was elected to the 1988 election. Herbert. Walker. Bush (Bush Sr.) won, setting the record for the only party in power for 12 years since 1952. But at the same time, in the confrontation with the Soviet Union, it almost exhausted the vitality of the United States, leading to the financial crisis of 1987, which made Bill . Clinton won the 1992 election with the phrase "Stupid, the problem is in the economy."
In the process of Reagan dragging down the Soviet Union, people also saw a bright sword spirit: to defeat the opponent at all costs, even if he was seriously injured, as long as he could make the enemy fall before himself, after recovery, he would get the whole world.