Commander-in-Chief President Reagan authorizes the sale of arms to the terrorist Islamic Republic of Iran, and orders the Central Intelligence Agency to keep it secret from CONgress.

       [added 12/8/2022]

       Another tiptoe through the tulips of selective truths by the “Great Communicator,” or would it be appropriate to say the “Great Prevaricator”?  –– JL

Subsequent Events:

2/25/1986                   7/5/1991

References:

Current U.s. National Debt:

$36,167,124,467,492

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