"But none of that seemed to matter: what was important to Carter’s White House was the preservation of US national security interests – not the democratic impulses of a Korean population sick from 18 years of dictatorship. As the citizens of Kwangju waited for a sign of hope, Carter’s team made a fateful decision: to support Chun’s plan to put down the rebellion by force." (thanks Richard)
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Ronald Reagan on Husni Mubarak
"Some may not realize that the U.S.-Egyptian collaboration on
security issues goes back over 100 years." —Ronald Reagan
and
"Our hope lies in statesmen like President Bourguiba and King
Hussein, President Mubarak and Prime Minister Peres." —Ronald
Reagan, 1985
"I value the counsel of President Mubarak as an Arab leader
committed to peace." —Ronald Reagan, 1988;
"I thank you, my brother, President Mubarak, and wish you every
continued success." —Ronald Reagan, February 14, 1984;
"King Hussein, President Mubarak are men I greatly admire."
—Ronald Reagan, February 14, 1984; (thanks Daniel)
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