Ronald Reagan: “Defeat for the contras would mean a second Cuba on the mainland of…”

On the recordMarch 2, 1986

Defeat for the contras would mean a second Cuba on the mainland of North America.

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Republican · California

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Remarks at a White House Meeting for Supporters of United States Assistance for the Nicaraguan Democratic Resistance

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