[af_vet_1981]

But Ronald Reagan's reluctance to do so, especially after the destruction of our embassy in Lebanon and the murders of our Marines there, was and is incomprehensible to me. It remains my one point of disagreement with his policies.

Yep, when we needed Gen. McCarthur we found Cap Weinberger and others.

[Long Cut]

President Reagan, if he were able, would probably make the case that he was more worried about the Soviets at the time, and with our military decimated as it was during the Carter years, that he was unable to wage a decisive war on Iran and at the same time deter Soviet mischief.

Unfortunately, that still left us ignoring direct acts of war against our nation, with the results culminating on September 11, and costing hundreds of innocent lives along the way.

Of course, he was also probably secretly hoping that Saddam Hussein would take care of the Iranians for us, but obviously that was a misguided hope as well.