A SHORT HISTORY OF RIGHT WING DESTRUCTION PART 34

I suspect most Americans didn't understand the full complexities of the Contra scandal and how it represented major breaches of the law by the Reagan administration.  Reagan left office with high approval ratings and has since been deified by the right wing in the United States.

Reagan's successor was George H. W. Bush.  Bush had served as Reagan's vice-president and prior to being vice-president held a variety of posts, including Director of the CIA.

Bush is most remembered for his war against Iraq.  There is no doubt that Saddam Hussein was a despicable dictator, but he had been an ally of the United States not long before.  The justification for the  first Gulf War, like the one launched by George W. Bush in 2002, was highly questionable.  The first Bush was successful in assembling a coalition of allies.  After all was said and done, Saddam Hussein was still in power in Iraq when the first Gulf War ended.

More to come