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Candace Owens:
He was just 20 years old, and he was put on what was actually a brand new command, the first ever Joint Task Force Six, and this new command was being created down at the border by President George H.W. Bush (George H.W. Bush) Bush, and it was presented to the American public as, look, a war on drugs. with the help of Colin Powell (Colin Powell). And it should be noted that this took place just to kind of get you back into what was going on at the beginning of the 1990s. This took place just after the Iran-Contra affair, right?
Entities Mentioned
- George H.W. Bush (PERSON)
“…wn at the border by President George H.W. Bush (George H.W. Bush)”
- Colin Powell (PERSON)
“…ith the help of Colin Powell (Colin Powell).”
- Iran-Contra Affair (EVENT)
“…his took place just after the Iran-Contra affair, right?”
- Joint Task Force Six (ORG)
“…d new command, the first ever Joint Task Force Six, and this new command was being created down at t…”
Timeline Events
- 1985-08-20: Iran-Contra affair begins with first arms shipment - 96 TOW missiles delivered to Iran
“The Iran-Contra affair was from, I think, in 1981 to 1986, happened under Reagan. And for those of you who are not read into massive CIA scandals, This was the scandal when the American public got to learn that our CIA was actually trafficking drugs and weapons throughout South America.”
- 1986-11-25: Iran-Contra affair publicly revealed when Attorney General Edwin Meese admits profits from weapons sales to Iran were diverted to Contra rebels
“The Iran-Contra affair was from, I think, in 1981 to 1986, happened under Reagan. And for those of you who are not read into massive CIA scandals, This was the scandal when the American public got to learn that our CIA was actually trafficking drugs and weapons throughout South America.”