Nov 18, 1986
The responsibility for the decision and the operation is mine and mine alone.
Ronald Reagan
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Ronald Wilson Reagan was an American politician and actor who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989. A member of the Republican Party, he previously held the office of governor of California from 1967 to 1975. Reagan's presidency is noted for significant tax cuts, a strong anti-communist foreign policy, and the deregulation of various industries. His administration also faced challenges such as the Iran-Contra affair and economic issues, including inflation and unemployment.
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Nov 18, 1986
I have directed that no further sales of arms of any kind be sent to Iran.
Nov 18, 1986
Believe me, that's about as hypothetical a question as anyone could imagine.
Nov 18, 1986
No, and I believe that I've answered that question, I think, more than once here.
Nov 18, 1986
I understand this decision is deeply controversial and that some profoundly disagree with what was done.
Nov 17, 1986
This should be a pillar of our new bipartisan consensus: We will not give away in Washington what we're negotiating over in Geneva.
Nov 17, 1986
Nations do not have disagreements because they're armed; they are armed because they have disagreements.
Nov 17, 1986
I can never mention aloud—the situation still is—the names of those 10 brave women—because most of them are still in that prison camp, and we know what would happen to them.
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