Ronald Reagan; The Middle East, Iran and the War Powers Act

At a News Conference in late 1987 President Reagan talks about Iran firing a silkworm missile at a Kuwaiti oil platform, the war powers act, and a little about the Iran-Iraq War.

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[Navywxman]

It is seriously twisted thinking as is being an apologist for it. And there was no 'we' because 'we' meaning the nation would never have gone for using overt gestapo tactics.

Your talking out of both sides of your mouth, in your earliest comments you just try smearing me for mentioning these things and now its all nonchalant like eh stuff happens, nazi tactics get used.

Your a sad little fella aren't you

[jbranstetter04]

I'm not sad at all, I'm a Conservative.

I have not been talking out of both sides of my mouth; my comments have been consistent. In my first comment I basically just insulted you, but you came back. In my second comment I stated that we do what we have to do to keep our country safe, and you still came back. In my third comment I explain how we do what we think is best at the time to protect our country; that is very consistent.

Get over it, I win, you lose.

[Marksnotebook]

This President was our finest in the 20th century. No doubt. Notice how he is well into his 70's here and still handles the press very well. He speaks with authority but is polite to the press and above all he communicates very clearly and he's calm and comfortable in his own skin. And He does not have a teleprompter like Obama uses constantly!

[AtlasShruggery]

We did not repeat did not trade arms for hostages"

Said Ronald Reagan after he was caught trading missiles for hostages to the Iranian ayatollahs.

[DRisLegend200919]

@jbranstetter04 because he raises taxes several times after cutting them first

[attemptingtobehumble]

Ronald Reagan was a corporatist piece of shit.

[Marksnotebook]

@unicorn187 Helen Thomas is a Palestinian and should have retired 10 years before this clip. She's radical and hates Israel as she stated in her last clip before being booted. She constantly badgered all past GOP presidents also. But Reagan told her a few things here.  I loved President Reagan as he was a God send to us in the early 80s. Interest rates were 20 percent, the economy was in the tank. The Soviet Threat was looming over the horizon. After Reagan all those things were no more.

[damic]

This made created the taliban.

[unicorn187]

Helen Thomas was the man back in the day. She has consistently fought against terrorism her whole life. Where it is against America or Israel. She is a rock.

[puewang]

nature bless u mr president.

[segregator236]

Why are they worrying about Silkworm family of missiles when Iran now has the advanced Yingji series of missile?