As I recall, Iran and N. Korea were alive and kicking after Reagan left office too. Are you saying Reagan screwed up? I guess he wasn’t a strong enough leader, huh? (smirk)
Reagan buckled many times to the Democrats on fiscal and other matters. His advisors told him that if he signed the King Day bill, it would bring blacks to the Repubican Party. He probably knew that was not the case. He did nothing with the attack on the KAL airliner that killed a U.S. representative. The one place he stood firm was at Reykjavik against his own RINO advisors, and then came Iran-Contra two or three weeks later. He seemed confused over Iran-Contra. Namcy was photographed telling him what to say at one point. I wish he had been more effective, but all three (going on four) of his successors make him look better.