The National Security Council Was Attempting to Get Third-Country Funding

question 5

Multiple Choice

The National Security Council was attempting to get third-country funding for the Nicaraguan Contras because

• A) The Boland Amendment forbade the US from funding them directly
• B) Reagan was against funding the Contras
• C) The Contras were communist sympathizers, and therefore could not be funded publicly by the US
• D) The Contras were misusing the money they were given

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