[RoadTest]

I admired Reagan a lot, but today we know he made a very big mistake in telling Israel to get out of Lebanon when they had conquered it. Let's face it: either Israel runs Lebanon or Syria does - one or the other.

[Dixie Yooper]

"I admired Reagan a lot, but today we know he made a very big mistake in telling Israel to get out of Lebanon when they had conquered it"

Reagan helped Israel pull out of Lebanon by using our troops to take over their positions. It was never Israel's intention to occupy Lebanon since Israel is a small country with limited resources. Conquering a country is one thing, occupying it successfully is next to impossible.

[Jimnorwellwarren]

Wrong about the spending part Fred. Had the Republicans controlled both houses of Congress, no doubt Reagan would have at least had the power of impoundment restored. This would have allowed him to cease funding those true wastes of money, like the Legal Services Administration and greatly cutback on waste in all department. It would have been interesting to see how much of the NEA or CPB was left, if he had been able to impound funds. The fact that GWB hasn't asked for this authority speaks volumes.