[ansel12]

The Marines were blown up on their own base, in their own house, with their own rules, what did Reagan have to do with that?

[rollo tomasi]

Well there was a power play between Weinberger (Along with his #1 lackey, General Powell, lol, who did not want to ruffle the feathers of Muslims) and Shultz (who wanted to decimate the Muslims) . Reagan decided to go in but use the non-aggressive force that was urged by Weinberger/Powell. These two fools convinced Reagan to go in soft, hence Reagan was ultimately responsible for that idiotic decision.

Reagan was nice but Harding/Coolidge were to tops of limited government Presidents in the 20th Century. If Herbert "The Moderate" Hoover was not such a Statist, the Harding/Coolidge era would have shined even brighter. Goes to show you of how moderates can really screw up a good situation.