[llandres]

I was one month away from going back to Iran for a two-year contract (many of my friends were already there) when the revolution happened. Ours was a joint venture with the Shah. I simply meant that only a few years before, Iran had been our ally. Now it’s a 32 year enemy. No revisionist history on my part.

As I said, I agree with you that Contra should’ve been done differently, i.e. going to Congress. Since we were still in the Cold War and it wasn’t fashionable then to smooch with Communists, Reagan could’ve made a case to Congress to fund anti-Communist freedom fighters.

I admitted he was misguided, but who here would dispute that Reagan loved America or that BHO hates it and plots its destruction?

[allmendream]

Iran was calling us “the Great Satan” and had the fervor of the newly converted. They had recently killed our allies and driven them out - they were not recently our allies - they were the guys who were going to be our 32 year enemy - and everyone knew it.

There was little political will to go after Iran Contra, because it was anti-Communist Reagan loved America and Reagan was loved by America.

Congress rejected funding the Contras.

Right or wrong (I think it was wrong) it was their call to make under the Constitution.