Reagan was right.

[RMNIXON]

Originally Posted by garbagemanlb

I like how you ignore 'sex'.

Guess that isn't an issue anymore!

With Hillary running is it even an issue?

[thewise1]

Originally Posted by Reagan

Perhaps we didn't appreciate fully enough the depth of the hatred and the complexity of the problems that made the Middle East such a jungle. Perhaps the idea of a suicide car bomber committing mass murder to gain instant entry to Paradise was so foreign to our own values and consciousness that it did not create in us the concern for the marines' safety that it should have.

In the weeks immediately after the bombing, I believe the last thing that we should do was turn tail and leave. Yet the irrationality of Middle Eastern politics forced us to rethink our policy there. If there would be some rethinking of policy before our men die, we would be a lot better off. If that policy had changed towards more of a neutral position and neutrality, those 241 marines would be alive today.

I find it ironic that all the presidential candidates who invoke Reagan forget this little comment from their hero...

ib 9/11 changed everything bro

[garbagemanlb]

Originally Posted by thewise1

I find it ironic that all the presidential candidates who invoke Reagan forget this little comment from their hero...

ib 9/11 changed everything bro

He also cut and run from Lebanon.

[RMNIXON]

Originally Posted by garbagemanlb

He also cut and run from Lebanon.

Did anyone actually suggest that at the time?

Was it considered an incident that was part of a larger war of terror against our people and interests all over the ME?

Because I really doubt it. He simply removed our people from more immediate harm. Did anyone understand then that it was the beggining of more and more attacks that would lead to 9/11? Not at all. That came nearly two decades too late!

[David Octavius]

Originally Posted by RMNIXON

Did anyone actually suggest that at the time?

Was it considered an incident that was part of a larger war of terror against our people and interests all over the ME?

We were attacked - it was an act of war and he ran with his tail between his legs. And if he was as forward looking as people claim, he would of seen that extremist groups like that could disrupt the ME enough to cause oil problems and crises. We've gone to war for much less - he cut and ran

[motivez]

Originally Posted by David Octavius

We were attacked - it was an act of war and he ran with his tail between his legs. And if he was as forward looking as people claim, he would of seen that extremist groups like that could disrupt the ME enough to cause oil problems and crises. We've gone to war for much less - he cut and ran

No, no, no, no, no. This is Ronald Q (or whatever) Reagan we're talking about here. Not some wishy washy liberal peace monger.

Ronald Reagan doesn't retreat. He strategically shifts his forces in the direction away from his enemies.





In all seriousness though, I think if hadn't been fucking around there for so long in the first place it would have been a non issue, forcing ourselves and our way of life on people who don't want it is going to cause problems. It's unfortunate the current crop of Reagan lovers aren't able to see that.