[jpsb]

Interesting comments by Paul

[nhwingut]

It’s Paul vs Cruz. I like them both. But Paul scares me. He is the son of the father - who is a fruitcake when it comes to foreign policy.

[Ingtar]

“Trust, but verify” and being in Lebanon in the first place belie what he said.

[cripplecreek]

Reagan was probably the most “anti war” (not the correct term I know) president of any of our lifetimes yet he got more done in fighting our enemies than most.

He just didn’t see a point in swinging a stick around if he didn’t intend to use it but he also kept a carrot available too.

[jpsb]

Lunch time, be back later.

[Sam Gamgee]

Reagan is partly to blame for Islamic militancy since he tucked his tail and ran after the barracks bombing.

[ansel12]

In the Middle East, Reagan strategically pulled back our forces after the tragedy in Lebanon in 1983 that killed 241 Marines, realizing the cost of American lives was too great for the mission.
Without a clearly defined mission, exit strategy or acceptable rationale for risking soldiers lives, Reagan possessed the leadership to reassess and readjust.

Rand leaves out the part that as the bomb went off, invasion forces were steaming towards Grenada.

Before the week was over, we had invaded and conquered that nation.