islamofascists attack us in Lebanon, Reagan runs away, while Bush takes out their main base of operation in Afghanistan.
It's called history, maybe something you learn before you spout your own revised form of it.
DANE: islamofascists attack us in Lebanon, Reagan runs away, while Bush takes out their main base of operation in Afghanistan.
In other words, yes, Dane is equating the two. Two entirely different sets of circumstances, but let's add Reagan-bashing to list of what Bush's defenders will resort to for the sake of this issue.