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originally posted by: JasonBillung
a reply to: ker2010
Maybe if the US had not run drugs through the country for years and set up all of these horrible gangs then maybe these folks would not have to flee. Ever heard of Iran Contra? Or is that too much to ask of you?
originally posted by: JasonBillung
a reply to: ker2010
Maybe if the US had not run drugs through the country for years and set up all of these horrible gangs then maybe these folks would not have to flee. Ever heard of Iran Contra? Or is that too much to ask of you?
originally posted by: Peeple
a reply to: ker2010
All I read is "Mommy make them go away I'm so scared!" It's pathetic really, grow a pair of balls and help!
The Iran–Contra affair (Persian: ماجرای ایران-کنترا, Spanish: caso Irán-Contra), also referred to as Irangate,[1] Contragate[2] or the Iran–Contra scandal, was a political scandal in the United States that occurred during the second term of the Reagan Administration. Senior administration officials secretly facilitated the sale of arms to Iran, which was the subject of an arms embargo.[3] They hoped, thereby, to fund the Contras in Nicaragua while at the same time negotiating the release of several U.S. hostages. Under the Boland Amendment, further funding of the Contras by the government had been prohibited by Congress.
In violation of the Boland Amendment, senior officials of the Reagan administration continued to secretly arm and train the Contras and provide arms to Iran, an operation they called "the Enterprise".[17][18] As the Contras were heavily dependent upon U.S. military and financial support, the second Boland amendment threatened to break the Contra movement and led to President Reagan in 1984 to order the National Security Council (NSC) to "keep the Contras together 'body and soul'", no matter what Congress voted for.[16]
The following arms were supplied to Iran:[39][40] 20 August 1985 – 96 TOW anti-tank missiles 14 September 1985 – 408 more TOWs 24 November 1985 – 18 Hawk anti-aircraft missiles 17 February 1986 – 500 TOWs 27 February 1986 – 500 TOWs 24 May 1986 – 508 TOWs, 240 Hawk spare parts 4 August 1986 – More Hawk spares 28 October 1986 – 500 TOWs
A number of writers have alleged that the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) was involved in coc aine trafficking during the 1980s. These claims have led to investigations by the United States government, including hearings and reports by the United States House of Representatives, Senate, Department of Justice, and the CIA's Office of the Inspector General. The subject remains controversial. CIA involvement in trafficking is usually alleged to be connected to the Contra war in Nicaragua during the Reagan Administration, which acknowledged in 1986 that funds from coc aine smuggling had helped fund the Contra rebels, but stated that the smuggling was not authorized by the US government or resistance leaders.[1] A 1986 investigation by a sub-committee of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (the Kerry Committee), found that "the Contra drug links included", amongst other connections, "[...] payments to drug traffickers by the U.S. State Department of funds authorized by the Congress for humanitarian assistance to the Contras, in some cases after the traffickers had been indicted by federal law enforcement agencies on drug charges, in others while traffickers were under active investigation by these same agencies."[2]
originally posted by: Peeple
a reply to: ker2010
All I read is "Mommy make them go away I'm so scared!" It's pathetic really, grow a pair of balls and help!
Yeah, the migrant issue worked well in your country didn't it lol.
originally posted by: Peeple
a reply to: ker2010
All I read is "Mommy make them go away I'm so scared!" It's pathetic really, grow a pair of balls and help!
originally posted by: JasonBillung
The Iran–Contra affair (Persian: ماجرای ایران-کنترا, Spanish: caso Irán-Contra), also referred to as Irangate,[1] Contragate[2] or the Iran–Contra scandal, was a political scandal in the United States that occurred during the second term of the Reagan Administration. Senior administration officials secretly facilitated the sale of arms to Iran, which was the subject of an arms embargo.[3] They hoped, thereby, to fund the Contras in Nicaragua while at the same time negotiating the release of several U.S. hostages. Under the Boland Amendment, further funding of the Contras by the government had been prohibited by Congress.
In violation of the Boland Amendment, senior officials of the Reagan administration continued to secretly arm and train the Contras and provide arms to Iran, an operation they called "the Enterprise".[17][18] As the Contras were heavily dependent upon U.S. military and financial support, the second Boland amendment threatened to break the Contra movement and led to President Reagan in 1984 to order the National Security Council (NSC) to "keep the Contras together 'body and soul'", no matter what Congress voted for.[16]
The following arms were supplied to Iran:[39][40] 20 August 1985 – 96 TOW anti-tank missiles 14 September 1985 – 408 more TOWs 24 November 1985 – 18 Hawk anti-aircraft missiles 17 February 1986 – 500 TOWs 27 February 1986 – 500 TOWs 24 May 1986 – 508 TOWs, 240 Hawk spare parts 4 August 1986 – More Hawk spares 28 October 1986 – 500 TOWs
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A number of writers have alleged that the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) was involved in coc aine trafficking during the 1980s. These claims have led to investigations by the United States government, including hearings and reports by the United States House of Representatives, Senate, Department of Justice, and the CIA's Office of the Inspector General. The subject remains controversial. CIA involvement in trafficking is usually alleged to be connected to the Contra war in Nicaragua during the Reagan Administration, which acknowledged in 1986 that funds from coc aine smuggling had helped fund the Contra rebels, but stated that the smuggling was not authorized by the US government or resistance leaders.[1] A 1986 investigation by a sub-committee of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (the Kerry Committee), found that "the Contra drug links included", amongst other connections, "[...] payments to drug traffickers by the U.S. State Department of funds authorized by the Congress for humanitarian assistance to the Contras, in some cases after the traffickers had been indicted by federal law enforcement agencies on drug charges, in others while traffickers were under active investigation by these same agencies."[2]
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originally posted by: watchitburn
originally posted by: JasonBillung
a reply to: ker2010
Maybe if the US had not run drugs through the country for years and set up all of these horrible gangs then maybe these folks would not have to flee. Ever heard of Iran Contra? Or is that too much to ask of you?
So now they're getting around to "fleeing"? 40 years later?
originally posted by: rollanotherone
originally posted by: JasonBillung
The Iran–Contra affair (Persian: ماجرای ایران-کنترا, Spanish: caso Irán-Contra), also referred to as Irangate,[1] Contragate[2] or the Iran–Contra scandal, was a political scandal in the United States that occurred during the second term of the Reagan Administration. Senior administration officials secretly facilitated the sale of arms to Iran, which was the subject of an arms embargo.[3] They hoped, thereby, to fund the Contras in Nicaragua while at the same time negotiating the release of several U.S. hostages. Under the Boland Amendment, further funding of the Contras by the government had been prohibited by Congress.
In violation of the Boland Amendment, senior officials of the Reagan administration continued to secretly arm and train the Contras and provide arms to Iran, an operation they called "the Enterprise".[17][18] As the Contras were heavily dependent upon U.S. military and financial support, the second Boland amendment threatened to break the Contra movement and led to President Reagan in 1984 to order the National Security Council (NSC) to "keep the Contras together 'body and soul'", no matter what Congress voted for.[16]
The following arms were supplied to Iran:[39][40] 20 August 1985 – 96 TOW anti-tank missiles 14 September 1985 – 408 more TOWs 24 November 1985 – 18 Hawk anti-aircraft missiles 17 February 1986 – 500 TOWs 27 February 1986 – 500 TOWs 24 May 1986 – 508 TOWs, 240 Hawk spare parts 4 August 1986 – More Hawk spares 28 October 1986 – 500 TOWs
Source
A number of writers have alleged that the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) was involved in coc aine trafficking during the 1980s. These claims have led to investigations by the United States government, including hearings and reports by the United States House of Representatives, Senate, Department of Justice, and the CIA's Office of the Inspector General. The subject remains controversial. CIA involvement in trafficking is usually alleged to be connected to the Contra war in Nicaragua during the Reagan Administration, which acknowledged in 1986 that funds from coc aine smuggling had helped fund the Contra rebels, but stated that the smuggling was not authorized by the US government or resistance leaders.[1] A 1986 investigation by a sub-committee of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (the Kerry Committee), found that "the Contra drug links included", amongst other connections, "[...] payments to drug traffickers by the U.S. State Department of funds authorized by the Congress for humanitarian assistance to the Contras, in some cases after the traffickers had been indicted by federal law enforcement agencies on drug charges, in others while traffickers were under active investigation by these same agencies."[2]
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Oh boy. Lets quote wikipedia. Yup. That'll show em how smurt I is.
What, like how Afghanistan, Iraq, and Libya were 'fixed', or the attempted 'fix' for Syria before Russia stepped in?
originally posted by: Peeple
a reply to: rollanotherone
Help by fixing their countries. To pull out like Trump did is wrong you need more influence down there not less.