Ronald Reagan actually said...

The United States must support free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures.

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

06/23/1986

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We should not and will not let them down.

The Nicaraguan freedom fighters cling to our promise of assistance.

Let us pledge that the American and Brazilian people will plant oaks for a better tomorrow, and that they will do it together.

When you're up to your neck in alligators, it's hard to remember your original purpose was to drain the swamp.