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who at first supported the regime, does not now endorse the Sandanista government. People are leaving Nicaragua. There are many opponents of the Sandanistas who were in favor when they first came to power.”
The Iranian affair
“Certainly, the President was within his authority to initiate discussions with Iran,” Congressman Slaughter replied in answer to a question about his feelings about the story of arms to Iran and aid to the contras which is now unfolding in Washington.
“There was nothing wrong with initiating discussions, it was a reasonable idea to approach them on a variety of subjects - to find out if more moderate factions indeed exist. Whether it was the right time, or the right group, I don’t know.
“The Secretary of Defense said the people who advised the President made a mistake . . . Regardless of the way you feel on policy matters, he had to remove people who didn’t follow policy or failed to keep
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