Ronald Reagan actually said...

We've asked both sides—the Communists and the democratic resistance—to lay down their arms.

Radio Address to the Nation on the Federal Budget and the Central American Peace Proposal

04/05/1985

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So much is at stake.

I cannot tell you how deeply moved Vice President Bush and I were by our visit to this brave and remarkable man.

Getting the cause of peace and freedom back on track—not recrimination—must now be our goal.

This failure to support the freedom fighters has had costly and sad consequences.