[AmericaUnited]

Thank you Mr President... but next time, use a line from the Gipper. "The bombing begins in 5 minutes"

[pleikumud]

Another Reagan strategy that worked: "We win, they lose." He was describing his strategy versus the USSR.

[Wolfstar]

but next time, use a line from the Gipper. "The bombing begins in 5 minutes"

Ya know...President Reagan was not this plastic saint so many folks on the right want to make him out to be. He was a great president in many ways, but he TURNED TAIL AND RAN FROM LEBANON when our Marine barracks were bombed. Had he been the thoroughly tough guy you and others portray, he would have cleaned out the terrorists instead of running from them.

[DrDeb]

"Thank you Mr President... but next time, use a line from the Gipper. "The bombing begins in 5 minutes"

[Just wondering: Was that before or after he withdrew our troops from Lebanon?]