I am a realist when I analyze history. We can`t run away from the facts that Reagan sold heavy Weapons to Iranian mullahs, propped up Bin Laden as the Reagan administration was feeding billions of dollars in arms to Afghanistan's Islamic resistance empowering the mujahedeen and then diverted the profits to fund an illegal war in Nicaragua, then decided to sell weapons to Saddam Hussein sending Rumsfeld as emissary and weapon broker what Oliver North was to Iran. Let us not also forget when he gave Haig the go ahead for the Israeli invasion of Lebanon, spilling over into Beirut, and then our Marine barracks get bombed and then Reagan backs down and runs away when there was a legitimate attack against our troops. Fast Forward to today, we are paying for Reagan, the mythological heroes mistakes, by the gallon full of blood. So is the rest of the Middle East. One of the worst Presidents in History and will be seen as such as more Classified documents during his terms are being released. Among Historians, he is slipping quite fast as present events are panning out as a direct result of his meddling.
Reagan won the cold war, which at the time was at the forefront. The American people were a little igonorant to the fact of militant Islam. His tax cuts paved the way for the economic recovery which carried into the Clinton administration.
Everybody classifies FDR as winning WWII, but he made a deal with the devil, (of 1946-1989) the Soviet Union. Unfortunately, all too often the enemy of my enemy is my friend. You should read "Sleeping with the Devil" by Robert Baer.
