Word: reaganized
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Karnow traces these developments with authority and great insight, especially his spirited critique of America's dunderheaded rush into the archipelago at the turn of the century. Unfortunately, the scope of In Our Image has muted the drama of Marcos' inexorable downfall. Karnow provides fascinating new details about Ronald Reagan's reluctant abandonment of Marcos and his less than warm relationship with Corazon Aquino. But that story, the most familiar to contemporary readers, feels perfunctory and overly concise in the book. Set against the turmoil of the Philippine past, it is merely a loud echo of older patterns...
...finding more oil is not the answer to energy needs; a coherent policy encouraging fuel conservation is. The pressure to drill more wells in Alaska stems in large part from the recent relapse into energy profligacy. During the Reagan years, speed limits rose, more stringent fuel-efficiency standards for new cars were postponed, and alternative-energy research programs were slashed. As a result, the U.S. appetite for oil rose from 5.6 billion bbl. in 1983 to 6.3 billion last year...
However, the newly-released documents reveal that Reagan and his senior associates actively coordinated elaborate efforts to encourage third countries to give military aid to the Nicaraguan Contras in return for aid from the United States...
...evidence cited in this document does indeed prove any legal transgressions, Reagan and Bush should be held accountable for violating the law. The top two officials of the United States government and their subordinates condoned and even practiced deception, both towards Congress and the American people, the shredding of government documents and the misuse of taxpayer money...
...this new evidence, Congress should appoint a committee to fully investigate the administration's attempts to sidestep the Congressional restrictions, with the possibility that impeachable offenses may have been committed. The Justice Department should also investigate whether there are possible criminal charges that can be brought against former President Reagan...