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CIA Director William Casey masterminded an arrangement through private, non-governmental entities and international arms sellers to raise funds and arm the Contras. A splitoff policy followed to sell arms to [[Iran-Iraq war|Iran in its war]] with [[Saddam Hussein]] which it was badly losing. Arms sales to Iran also hopefully would improve US-Iranian relations which hit a low and broke off during the [[Carter administration]].
 
CIA Director William Casey masterminded an arrangement through private, non-governmental entities and international arms sellers to raise funds and arm the Contras. A splitoff policy followed to sell arms to [[Iran-Iraq war|Iran in its war]] with [[Saddam Hussein]] which it was badly losing. Arms sales to Iran also hopefully would improve US-Iranian relations which hit a low and broke off during the [[Carter administration]].
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Governor [[Bill Clinton]] of [[Arkansas]] responded to the official foreign policy directive of the United States in support of overthrowing the Sandinista regime by sending contingents of the Arkansas [[National Guard]] to [[Honduras]] to assist in training the Nicarauguan Contras.<ref>http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1986-08-27/news/8603040012_1_national-guard-troops-terry-branstad-honduras </ref>
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Governor [[Bill Clinton]] of [[Arkansas]] responded to the official foreign policy directive of the United States in support of overthrowing the Sandinista regime by sending contingents of the Arkansas [[National Guard]] to [[Honduras]] to assist in training the Nicarauguan Contras.<ref>http://www.upi.com/Archives/1986/08/26/The-nations-governors-disagreed-sharply-Tuesday-over-the-Pentagons/5836525412800/ </ref>
    
==Mena, Arkansas==
 
==Mena, Arkansas==
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