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[[File:Clinton, Bush & Wallage.jpg|right|300px|thumb|George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton in 1982.]]The '''Iran-Contra Affair''' ('''Operation Black Eagle''', later '''Operation Screw Worm'''; sometimes called '''Iran-gate''') was the result of an arms deal between the [[United States]], [[Iran]] and the Nicaraguan [[Contras]], an anti-communist guerilla group operating against the [[Marxist]] government of [[Nicaragua]].  

[[File:Clinton, Bush & Wallage.jpg|right|300px|thumb|[[George H.W. Bush]] and [[Bill Clinton]] in 1982.]]The '''Iran-Contra Affair''' ('''Operation Black Eagle''', later '''Operation Screw Worm'''; sometimes called '''Iran-gate''') was the result of an arms deal between the [[United States]], [[Iran]] and the Nicaraguan [[Contras]], an anti-communist guerilla group operating against the [[Marxist]] government of [[Nicaragua]].  

Although the first shipment of arms to Iran did not occur until well into President Reagan's second term, arms had been flown to the Contra's from [[Bill Clinton]]'s Arkansas throughout Reagan's entire first term. The arms were traded for cocaine, and the cocaine flown back to Arkansas on the return trip and then distributed across the United States.

Although the first shipment of arms to Iran did not occur until well into President Reagan's second term, arms had been flown to the Contra's from [[Bill Clinton]]'s Arkansas throughout Reagan's entire first term. The arms were traded for cocaine, and the cocaine flown back to Arkansas on the return trip and then distributed across the United States.