Yes, he was. And so is George W. Bush, imo. (Just hanging out avoiding putting down the mulch.)
I guess the problem is we can't pick and choose the best from our leaders and have them ditch the worst, we have to take them worts and all... Reagan let us down in Beirut, but, teamed with Margaret Thatcher did good things (at the time) with the Soviet Union... I hate to see so much backsliding on that front and in South America, too...