Reagan, President Ronald administration

The Haig report, however, was not able to galvanize world opinion. Much like the situation during the Yemen Civil War, the United States was unable to prove beyond a shadow of the doubt that chemical agents and toxins had been used in Southeast Asia and Afghanistan. Instead, the accusation became a political debate between the United States and the Soviet Union during President Ronald Reagan s administration. 

Ronald Reagan, Republican president of the United States from 1981 to 1989. Consistent with his free-market and pro-business ideology and policies, his term coincided with expanding use of prescription drugs and increasing success of pharmaceutical companies. His administration supported DTC advertising and a quicker approval process for new drugs. 

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