The Libyan Bombing A Reagan-Era Act of Retaliation

At the same time, President Reagan appointed former Sen. John Tower to lead an independent commission to evaluate the Iran-Contra matter.[15] In addition, ... Public concern with "the politics of personal destruction" burst into the political spotlight during the 1980s after President Ronald Reagan nominated Robert ... As president, Reagan continued in this vein, opposing affirmative action and busing programs while fighting to save tax exemptions for racially ... That November, Congress and the courts investigated what became known as the Iran-Contra scandal. High officials of his administration had secretly approved the ... In his first months in office, President Reagan approved covert training of anti-Sandinista rebels (called "contras"). While the contras waged war on the ... In the 1980s, the Reagan administration illegally funded counter-revolutionary warfare in Nicaragua. As scandal engulfed Washington, the ... The controversial deal—and the ensuing political scandal—threatened to bring down the presidency of Ronald Reagan. Reagan Doctrine. The Iran ... The intrigues of President Ronald Reagan's spymaster, William Casey, and two of Reagan's national security advisors, Robert McFarlane and John Poindexter, were ... The issue of drug trafficking by the Nicaraguan Contras has also been the subject of books: e.g., On Bended Knee: The Press and the Reagan Presidency, by ... Carter, the 38th president, lost his bid for re-election in 1980 to Reagan amid voter disdain for Carter's handling of the Iran hostage crisis ...