Reagan pulled the marines out of Lebanon. Do you think he'd be stil be in Iraq?
And we've been paying for Reagan's greatest mistake - i.e. sending a message of capitulatory weakness to Islamists -ever since.
I think Ronald Reagan would have killed a lot more Islamists than George Bush has by now. But compared to Ron Paul, George Bush is Lincoln. Ron Paul wouldn't defend the country if the Islamists were marching down Pennsylvania Avenue.
"Reagan pulled the marines out of Lebanon."
Yes, that was weak. We should have gone in heavy, or not at all.
As a result of that weakness, Lebanon is unstable and a constant source of problems.
You have no idea of knowing that. No idea whatsoever. So, why not argue the vitures of Mr. Paul instead of attacking Reagan.
I doubt Reagan would have been stupid enough to put our troops in a no-win situation like this one in the first place, much less keep them there.