Ronald Reagan: “If we abandon them now, if Congress votes down aid, we will be…”

On the recordJanuary 21, 1988

If we abandon them now, if Congress votes down aid, we will be abandoning the only real cause for peace and freedom and democracy in Nicaragua.

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Republican · California

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Remarks to Civic Leaders at a White House Briefing on Aid to the Nicaraguan Democratic Resistance

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Ronald Reagan: “If we abandon them now, if Congress votes down aid, we will be abandoning the only real cause for peace and freedom and…”