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Old 06-03-2014, 02:09 AM
 
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As a side note you'll never see an address like that from Obama...ever. He'll be too busy waiting to learn about it on the news.

 
Old 06-03-2014, 05:44 AM
 
Location: Annandale, VA
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Reagan was pummeled for it by both the media and the public. He claimed to be unaware of it which I tend to believe. Reagen took responsibility for the actions of his administration and apologized.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R67CH-qhXJs


When can we expect Obama to admit it was wrong and apologize?

Oliver North took the fall for this program to sell spare parts to the Contras. Who in this Regime will be put in prison for aiding and abetting terorists? Since Barack made the decision, he should be frog marched straight to prison.
 
Old 06-03-2014, 05:49 AM
 
Location: Dallas
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When can we expect Obama to admit it was wrong and apologize?
Not in our lifetime.
 
Old 06-03-2014, 06:22 AM
 
Location: Michigan
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Reagan wasn't wrong to negotiate for the release of hostages. He was wrong to evade the law by skimming the pot to supply the contras. The arms for hostages matter was poor judgment, perhaps, but far from criminal. Same goes for the current matter.
 
Old 06-03-2014, 06:25 AM
 
Location: The Republic of Texas
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Selling arms to a group with Iranian ties connected to the Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution in hopes that they would release some US hostages?

Iran


Benghazi and the cover up, was all about gun and weapons running
 
Old 06-03-2014, 06:27 AM
 
Location: By the sea, by the sea, by the beautiful sea
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If Reagan was wrong then Obama is wrong, wouldn't you agree? If you feel that Reagan should have been prosecuted then you certainly agree with the same being done to Obama right?
In other words, NOTHING, eh?
 
Old 06-03-2014, 06:33 AM
 
Location: Cape Coral
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In other words, NOTHING, eh?
Here are those found guilty:
Completed Trials and Pleas

Elliott Abrams -- Pleaded guilty October 7, 1991, to two misdemeanor charges of withholding information from Congress about secret government efforts to support the Nicaraguan contra rebels during a ban on such aid. U.S. District Chief Judge Aubrey E. Robinson, Jr., sentenced Abrams November 15, 1991, to two years probation and 100 hours community service. Abrams was pardoned December 24, 1992.
Carl R. Channell -- Pleaded guilty April 29, 1987, to one felony count of conspiracy to defraud the United States. U.S. District Judge Stanley S. Harris sentenced Channell on July 7, 1989, to two years probation.
Thomas G. Clines -- Indicted February 22, 1990, on four felony counts of underreporting his earnings to the IRS in the 1985 and 1986 tax years; and falsely stating on his 1985 and 1986 tax returns that he had no foreign financial accounts. On September 18, 1990, Clines was found guilty of all charges. U.S. District Judge Norman P. Ramsey in Baltimore, Md., on December 13, 1990, sentenced Clines to 16 months in prison and $40,000 in fines. He was ordered to pay the cost of the prosecution. The Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in Richmond, Va., on February 27, 1992, upheld the convictions. Clines served his prison sentence.
Alan D. Fiers, Jr. -- Pleaded guilty July 9, 1991, to two misdemeanor counts of withholding information from Congress about secret efforts to aid the Nicaraguan contras. U.S. District Chief Judge Aubrey E. Robinson, Jr., sentenced Fiers January 31, 1992, to one year probation and 100 hours community service. Fiers was pardoned December 24, 1992.
Clair E. George -- Indicted September 6, 1991, on 10 counts of perjury, false statements and obstruction in connection with congressional and Grand Jury investigations. George's trial on nine counts ended in a mistrial on August 26, 1992. Following a second trial on seven counts, George was found guilty December 9, 1992, of two felony charges of false statements and perjury before Congress. The maximum penalty for each count was five years in prison and $250,000 in fines. U.S. District Judge Royce C. Lamberth set sentencing for February 18, 1993. George was pardoned on December 24, 1992, before sentencing occurred.
Albert Hakim -- Pleaded guilty November 21, 1989, to a misdemeanor of supplementing the salary of Oliver L. North. Lake Resources Inc., in which Hakim was the principal shareholder, pleaded guilty to a corporate felony of theft of government property in diverting Iran arms sales proceeds to the Nicaraguan contras and other activities. Hakim was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Gerhard A. Gesell on February 1, 1990, to two years probation and a $5,000 fine; Lake Resources was ordered dissolved.
Robert C. McFarlane -- Pleaded guilty March 11, 1988, to four misdemeanor counts of withholding information from Congress. U.S. District Chief Judge Aubrey E. Robinson, Jr., sentenced McFarlane on March 3, 1989, to two years probation, $20,000 in fines and 200 hours community service. McFarlane was pardoned December 24, 1992.
Richard R. Miller -- Pleaded guilty May 6, 1987, to one felony count of conspiracy to defraud the United States. U.S. District Judge Stanley S. Harris sentenced Miller on July 6, 1989, to two years probation and 120 hours of community service.
Oliver L. North -- Indicted March 16, 1988, on 16 felony counts. After standing trial on 12, North was convicted May 4, 1989 of three charges: accepting an illegal gratuity, aiding and abetting in the obstruction of a congressional inquiry, and destruction of documents. He was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Gerhard A. Gesell on July 5, 1989, to a three-year suspended prison term, two years probation, $150,000 in fines and 1,200 hours community service. A three-judge appeals panel on July 20, 1990, vacated North's conviction for further proceedings to determine whether his immunized testimony influenced witnesses in the trial. The Supreme Court declined to review the case. Judge Gesell dismissed the case September 16, 1991, after hearings on the immunity issue, on the motion of Independent Counsel.
John M. Poindexter -- Indicted March 16, 1988, on seven felony charges. After standing trial on five charges, Poindexter was found guilty April 7, 1990, on all counts: conspiracy (obstruction of inquiries and proceedings, false statements, falsification, destruction and removal of documents); two counts of obstruction of Congress and two counts of false statements. U.S. District Judge Harold H. Greene sentenced Poindexter June 11, 1990, to six months in prison on each count, to be served concurrently. A three-judge appeals panel on November 15, 1991, reversed the convictions on the ground that Poindexter's immunized testimony may have influenced the trial testimony of witnesses. The Supreme Court on December 7, 1992, declined to review the case. In 1993, the indictment was dismissed on the motion of Independent Counsel.
Richard V. Secord -- Indicted March 16, 1988 on six felony charges. On May 11, 1989, a second indictment was issued charging nine counts of impeding and obstructing the Select Iran/contra Committees. Secord was scheduled to stand trial on 12 charges. He pleaded guilty November 8, 1989, to one felony count of false statements to Congress. Secord was sentenced by U.S. District Chief Judge Aubrey E. Robinson, Jr., on January 24, 1990, to two years probation.



What will happen to Obama's lackeys? Nothing.
 
Old 06-03-2014, 07:22 AM
 
Location: The Lone Star State
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Reagan was pummeled for it by both the media and the public.

Reagan took responsibility for the actions of his administration.

When can we expect Obama to admit it was wrong and apologize?
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Oliver North took the fall for this program to sell spare parts to the Contras.

Who in this Regime will be put in prison for aiding and abetting terorists?
^This should fully answer your question OP.

However, the thread will go on because of progressives' bizarre obsession with an administration from 30 years ago and pre 9-11, since it seems to rub salt in the wound about their other hero's (Jimmy Carter) failed administration.
 
Old 06-03-2014, 07:24 AM
 
Location: Annandale, VA
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It was not negotiating with terrorists. The terrorists told Barack what they wanted and he gave it to them. He is a wimp.
 
Old 06-03-2014, 07:29 AM
 
Location: 500 miles from home
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Are we now pretending that we don't negotiate with terrorists?
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