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Why did Reagan get involved in conflicts in the Middle East/ Afghanistan and Central America/Nicaragua?

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The effort to support the contras was one component of the Reagan Doctrine, which called for providing military support to movements opposing Soviet-supported, communist governments. By December 1981, however, the United States had already begun to support armed opponents of the Sandinista government.

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