What Are The Similarities Between Watergate And The Iran-Contra Scandal

Over the years, the United States government has been obligated to face different scandals, some of which have raised concerns as to whether or not government is in fact working in the interest of the people and being respectful of the rights and sovereignty of other nations around the world. Two scandals that shook the foundations of Washington to its core were Watergate and the Iran-Contra Scandal. Looking into the specifics of the methods, i.e. the illegal actions and deceptions, which government officials used in each case to further their agendas, it is possible to see that there was a marked difference. The similarity between both cases, however, was that Congress was deliberately deceived and circumvented by an executive branch that

The Nixon Administration was not willing to let any of its opponents undermine its policies and objectives. Therefore, an unsanctioned group of operatives, which came to be known as “the plumbers” was formed to operate beyond the scope and reach of Congress (and the country’s standing laws and regulations). These “plumbers” worked with one objective: harass the opponents of the Nixon administration and make sure that they could do nothing to derail or otherwise slow down the President’s agenda: “They bugged phones, opened mail and burglarized the president's critics.” There were even reports that there was a circulating list of the President’s enemies, and that it was understood that the plumbers were willing and able to punish them all for the benefit of the

Watergate, however, was limited to attacking and surveillance of the President’s enemies, and it was also limited to inside of the United States’ borders. There was no evidence that similar methods had been used against foreign states or foreign opponents. The plumbers operated domestically, and their role was to serve as support for the President and his