Why Was American Credibility Damaged as a Result of the Covert

question 102

Multiple Choice

Why was American credibility damaged as a result of the covert arms sale to Iran?

• A) Congress had passed legislation that prohibited arms sales to any Third World nation.
• B) The sale violated treaty agreements between the United States and the Soviet Union concerning the Middle East.
• C) The United States was actively allied with Iraq in its war against Iran.
• D) America was trading with a country that it had condemned as a terrorist state and with which it had demanded its allies not trade.

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