Question

what did us involvement in nicaragua reveal about the reagan administration?
it thought it had stopped the spread of communism.
it was willing to operate outside the law to achieve its goals.
it was important to operate with the full support of the american people.
it believed that the threat posed by communism was exaggerated.

Explanation:

The Reagan administration's actions in Nicaragua, particularly the Iran-Contra affair, involved secretly selling arms to Iran to fund Contra rebels in Nicaragua, despite a U.S. congressional ban (the Boland Amendments) on such funding. This demonstrated a willingness to bypass legal restrictions to advance its anti-communist foreign policy goals. The other options are incorrect: the administration did not think it had stopped communism's spread in Nicaragua, it acted without full public support, and it viewed communist threats as significant rather than exaggerated.

Answer:

It was willing to operate outside the law to achieve its goals.