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Originally Posted by Seth
Bond, according to wiki Reagan had no idea about the arms for hostages 'scandal'. So really, administrative members were acting without the president's approval. The guilty parties involved were later pardoned by Bush sr. I'd also conjecture that the reagan of 1964 wasn't under the same influences as when in office. Don't misunderstand my comment as insuniating Reagan wasn't intelligent. Anyone with high political ideals can be manipulated. Dick Cheney, VP, holds tons of power...in the way that he's basically a lobbyist in an elected position. Given the vast amount of wealth of the bush family, their ties with oil, well I'd say that's power. Believe that the nice talking Reagan was free to make the best decisions for the american people instead of looking out for the status quo. Same thing with Obama, he's a beacon of hope. He's also the highest funded presidential candidate in history....which, hahaha, ensures that he'll be representing the working class american.
Hey, they used a portion of the profits from the arms sales in iran to give weapons to the nicaragua anticommunist militias...and they got cocaine in exchange. cocaine which they smuggled into america....the CIA did this. Sure, this all happened within the intelligence community without presidential administrative knowledge. suuuure. Believe that if it helps you sleep. Hey, they also destroyed evidence about the iran-contra affair...they probably just burnt the info that had no relevence with accountability towards the american people. Go ahead and call me a CT because I believe that money moves politics. sure, whatever. I'm not into canned food and weapons...and especially underground bunkers. You're just another fratboy so of course your opinions have a collective merit.
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My problem with conspiracy theories in general is that they are overly simplistic. The world is a complex string of economies, governments, cultures, religions, etc. One theory cannot and never will be able to explain the inner workings of all these combined elements.
You also have to take into account that America has been, and still is, the sole world power. This is a tremendous and complex responsibility, and cannot be oversimplified. Nixon wrote several great books on this issue.