Question

Even though President Reagan was absolved of any guilt in the Iran-Contra Affair, he was harshly criticized for _____.

trying to get the hostages freed without going through proper channels
looking for ways to get around the rules set by the U.S. Congress
not knowing what was going on with his National Security subordinates
attempting to help Pro-Western rebels in their fight against Communism

Answer 1

http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Iran-contra_affair.aspx may help

Answer 2

Iran-contra affair, in U.S. history, secret arrangement in the 1980s to provide funds to the Nicaraguan contra rebels from profits gained by selling arms to Iran. The Iran-contra affair was the product of two separate initiatives during the administration of President Ronald Reagan.

Answer 3

The Iran–Contra affair (Persian: ایران-کنترا‎, Spanish: caso Irán-Contra), also referred to as Irangate,[1] Contragate[2] or the Iran–Contra scandal, was a political scandal in the United States that occurred during the second term of the Reagan Administration. Senior administration officials secretly facilitated the sale of arms to Iran, which was the subject of an arms embargo.[3] They hoped thereby to secure the release of several US hostages, and to fund the Contras in Nicaragua. Under the Boland Amendment, further funding of the Contras by the government had been prohibited by Congress.

Answer 4

It was a scandal to get around congress

Answer 5

B is the best option

Answer 6

yea

Answer 7

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