[Fury]

He also "cut and ran" from Beirut.

n.b. James Baker was heavily involved in the decision to withdraw from Beirut, as was SECDEF Weinberger et al.

[Sam Hill]

"n.b. James Baker was heavily involved in the decision to withdraw from Beirut, as was SECDEF Weinberger et al."

Good point.

Also, I imagine he had a lot of input in the decision of GHWB to end the First Gulf War prematurely early.