Ronald Reagan was a bad president.

Rebuttals:"Reagan armed Iraq during the Iran-Iraq war despite the fact that it was widely known Iraq was using chemical weapons in violation of International law. Reagan armed Iran during the Iran-Iraq war in direct violation of a U. S. law that he had signed. "Actually, Reagan swore that he didn't know anything about the funding, as you can see in the caption on the image from your source. He did not sign anything. We don't really know if he did know about it or not, but we do know that: "The transactions that took place in the Iran-Contra scandal were contrary to the legislation of the Democratic-dominated Congress and contrary to official Reagan administration policy. " [1]"After Reagan sent Marines to Beirut for a peacekeeping mission, a terrorist"s truck bomb killed 241 U. S. Marines. Reagan responded by immediately doing exactly what the terrorists wanted and pulled all the troops out of Beirut. " You stated it was a "peacekeeping mission. " So if Reagan DID NOT pull the troops out, it would be a failure of the whole purpose. "Peacekeeping mission" means that you do not engage in warfare, you keep peace. That was his plan, and unfortunately it didn't work out. "Reagan was weak when it can to terrorism, and didn't keep his promises. After the bombing of Beirut, Reagan promised to track down and punish the terrorists who committed that horrible act. He never followed up on that promise. To go on with the fact that he was a liar,Reagan illegally supplied weapons to Nicaraguan rebels in violation of a law that he himself had signed. "It's funny, this statement. George H. W. Bush did state in YOUR article: "We are not going to let a bunch of insidious terrorist cowards shake the foreign policy of the United States,” Vice President George Bush said while visiting the site of the bombed out Marine headquarters on Oct. 26, 1983. “Foreign policy is not going to be dictated or changed by terror. ""As you can see, this is no president to me. "Seems like a president to me, he actually stuck to his mission, and even his vice president stated that terrorism won't change the USA's foreign policy. Arguments:"Reaganomics"Reagan had a lot of great accomplishments, but this was one of his best. He made an economic system that involved across-the-board tax cuts, deregulation, and domestic spending that helped boost the economy throughout his presidency. [2]Peace through StrengthIt's funny how you say he was weak when it came to terrorism, when he actually strengthened the military. The military was diminished during the Carter years, but Reagan reversed that by rebuilding the armed forces. His Peace Through Strength philosophy was manifested by his reviving the B-1 bomber that Carter canceled, starting production of the MX missile, and pushing NATO to deploy Pershing missiles in West Germany. He increased defense spending by more than 40%, increased troop levels, and even got much-needed space parts into the pipeline. Those efforts made sure that America remained a top military superpower. [3] [4]Ending the Cold WarThe Cold War had raged since World War II and communism's quest for world domination remained a threat to the United States when President Reagan took office. Reagan reversed the policy of detente and stood firm against the Soviet Union, calling it the "evil empire" and telling Mr. Gorbachev to "TEAR DOWN THIS WALL! " in Berlin [5]. He was relentless in pushing his strategy and gave aid to rebels battling Soviet-backed Marxists from Nicaragua to Angola, which goes along with your article. Those efforts were critical in the collapse of the Soviet empire and essentially ended the Cold War. [6] Pro's turn. Cites:[1]- . http://www.u-s-history.com...[2]- . http://www.econlib.org...[3]- . http://dailysignal.com...[4]- . http://en.wikipedia.org...[5]- www. youtube. com/watch? v=YtYdjbpBk6A[6]- . http://www.historynet.com...