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Reagan probably also knew AIDS was not the biggest priority (we have finite resources) at the time and thus he did what he thought he could about it and then went on to solving more important issues.

Another of the innumerable areas where he was lambasted by the Left at the time and has later been proven to be completely correct .

My recommendation, however, is to not hold your breath waiting for an apology from The Nation, The New Republic or NPR (or most of the rest of the media, for that matter).