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A Dozen Ronald Reagans: Part Four - Witches' Brew

My History Can Beat Up Your Politics
My History Can Beat Up Your Politics
Episode • Sep 8, 2016 • 1s

James Baker called Reagan's foreign policy a witches brew.    In one country, a longshot try for peace.  In others, alliances with warmakers.  In one country, an invasion, others aversion to invade.   In one country, an odd combo of labor unions, the Catholic church and the CIA led to a successful result, in others people suffered.    And finally the GOP's staunchest anti-communists completes the approval of trade with Red China.   Reagan's policy towards seven nations - El Salvador, Lebanon, Poland, Nicaragua, China, Grenada and Guatemala examined in this episode.