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FELDMAN Special to The Jewish News W ashington — Presi- dent Reagan said the Tower Commission Report, which he himself commissioned to investigate the Iran-Contra affair, was not only a rude awakening, but was "hurtful" to him. He said he "regrets the conclu- sions" of the report, where he discovered "all those things done without my knowledge." The President said he takes the "blame" for his Admin- istration's role in the Iran initiative, which evolved into a crisis. However, the chief executive remains adamant that any failure lay not in policy objectives, but in er- rors that arose both in the implementation of his policy and in the process of subor- dinates reporting back to the Oval Office. In an exclusive interview last week — the first he has granted since the crisis erupted five months ago — the President appeared re- laxed, knowledgeable and confident. He reflected on his philosophy that led to the current situation, and its impact on foreign policy, and to his credibility as the Presi- dent of the United States. During the 45 minute one- on-one interview in the Oval Interview Highlights the opportunity to purchase any new car at tremendous savings! LAII makes, including imports. .-Top dollar for your trade-in. ,Immediate delivery of in-stock vehicles or order the car of your choice. v Factory rebates and dealer reduced interest rates when offered. v Leasing Also Available v 23 years experience. FOCUS On the Pollard affair: "I think American Jews are Americans first. I never doubted that for one mo- ment." On the unaccounted for money from the Iran arms deal: "I am totally in the dark . . . I had no knowledge of those details. On Syria interviewing in Lebanon: "Are they talking about just restoring order, or are they talking about taking over?" On the Soviet role in the Mideast: "I don't rule out future participation by the Soviets in the peace pro- cess." Office, the President elabo- rated on the Iran-Contra con- troversy and its ramifica- tions. On other subjects, he took exception to former President Jimmy Carter's criticism that he (Reagan) favors military solutions over diplomatic approachs to the issues that have made the Mideast a powder keg. He clarified his views on his policy in the Mideast vis-a-vis the U.S. and Irsrael, the U.S. and Arab nations, the Iran- Iraq war, and fallout from the Pollard affair. Beginning with his original motive for seeking the rap- proachement with Iran, the President said, "I look at it this way. Once that oppor- tunity opened up, that those people legitimately wanted to talk to us about a better rela- tionship, I felt I couldn't say `no.' I couldn't take a chance on that . . . if I had, I'd never be able to escape the feeling in the future that I might have missed a great diplo- matic opportunity. I don't see how I could have turned that down." The Iran Crisis While reading the 304-page Tower Commission Report, Reagan said he first realized the extent to which he had been kept uninformed of the evolution of his directives. As one example, he said that dur- ing one of the dialogues with former National Security ad- viser Robert (`Bud') McFar- lane, and some Iranian "of- ficials" — in the midst of a lengthy debate, the Iranians suddenly upped the ante, demanding more arms in return for the hostages and continuing the negotiations. " 'Bud' tried to persuade the Iranians to get back to the basic goal — improving U.STIranian relations," the President said. "He vehe- mently opposed the new em- phasis on just arms and hostages. They refused, and that's when 'Bud' walked away from them. "I thought, 'Good Lord, it has gotten to where, instead of their just wanting us to give them arms, they are now making ridiculous demands. They want us to pressure the Kuwaitis to turn loose those