Ronald Reagan: “Nicaragua is becoming a Soviet base every day that we debate and…”

On the recordJune 23, 1986

Nicaragua is becoming a Soviet base every day that we debate and debate and debate–and do nothing.

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Republican · California

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Address to the Nation on United States Assistance for the Nicaraguan Democratic Resistance

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Ronald Reagan: “Nicaragua is becoming a Soviet base every day that we debate and debate and debate–and do nothing.”