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ELI5 The Iran-Contra situation? Because it kind of seems dumb that a country who was holding US hostages for so long. Then the US thought hey lets give them money for guns?

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ELI5 The Iran-Contra situation? Because it kind of seems dumb that a country who was holding US hostages for so long. Then the US thought hey lets give them money for guns?

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Explain Like I'm Five@lemmy.worldEnglish · 21 days ago

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All the while knowing they hate the US. Why them?

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You don’t know of the great patriot Ollie north?

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