Actually Reagan intervened to end the siege of Beirut which, had it gone on would have ended with the destruction of the PLO and Hizbullah. We sent in “peacekeepers” before there was peace. Then negotiated the terms of the PLOs excape to Tunis, with a living, breathing Arafat. Later his VP crowned Arafat a peacemaker. A bad idea all around.
Thank you for the correction.
I knew my memory was vague but I remember the assassination of the newly elected Christian president and I remembered the bombing of the barracks. So, I put two and two together and got 492.