The soldiers they removed from the border were sent to Cisjordania to help colonize it, so it’s entirely possible they just underestimated the threat and thought they could focus on expanding their colonial system elsewhere.

Historical context basically, I don’t remember the exact argument for it but it’s a commonly held view by specialists that I’ve seen referenced in newspaper-published essais.

Epstein was basically made head of the second plane company involved in Iran-Contra at the exact time this company became involved, so journalists looked into it and now there’s a pretty big pile of evidence of his involvement