Ronald Reagan: “You can't fight attack helicopters piloted by Cubans with Band-Aids…”

On the recordFebruary 17, 1986

You can't fight attack helicopters piloted by Cubans with Band-Aids and mosquito nets.

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Republican · California

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Remarks and an Informal Exchange With Reporters on United States Assistance for the Nicaraguan Democratic Resistance

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Ronald Reagan: “You can't fight attack helicopters piloted by Cubans with Band-Aids and mosquito nets.”