It was "plausible" during Iran-Contra that Reagan didn't fully know...

[originalpckelly]

why isn't that "plausible" with Iran's government?

You wouldn't really think the US could sell arms for hostages (and then somehow keep those sales going to fund the Contras, a South American terrorist group) without the knowledge of the President, but that's what we were told in Iran-Contra.

[Benhurst]

1. Reagan was pretty much a braindead bobby by then. Bush

and James Baker knew -- that's what mattered.

[Benhurst]

3. edit: Change "bobby" to "booby."

:rofl:

[vireo]

2. "Masterbrain"

Check out this hilarious SNL parody: http://snltranscripts.jt.org/86/86fmasterbrain.phtml

Staffer #2: Mr. President, it just occurred to me. What if something happens to you? You're the only one who knows what's going on.

President Reagan: < angry > And that's the way it's going to stay! To quote Montesquieu: "Power without knowledge is power lost!"