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To: Lurker
5 Harrowing Facts About the 1983 Beirut Barracks Bombing

4. No one knows for certain who was responsible.

The official U.S. government report on the incident concludes the bombing "was a terrorist act sponsored by sovereign states or organized political entities for the purposes of defeating U.S. objectives in Lebanon." It doesn't say which entities are responsible.

A little-known group called Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility, but in a 2001 interview with PBS' "Frontline," former Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger reiterated that the U.S. didn't know who really perpetrated the attack.

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And don't forget to say a prayer for those Marines you claim to know. Looking back thru history, they died needlessly, forwarding a Bill Kristol and Joe Biden foreign policy .

Clown.

99 posted on 12/30/2023 8:56:28 AM PST by JonPreston ( ✌ ☮️ )
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To: JonPreston

Islamic Jihad and Hezbollah were and are Iranian proxies. Always have been.

L


100 posted on 12/30/2023 12:14:50 PM PST by Lurker ( Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is. )
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