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To: QT3.14

Yes. The French made us fly around their country on our way to Libya, thereby increasing flight times by several hours.

If I recall correctly, the French embassy in Tripoli was accidentally bombed during that attack.

According to some, President Reagan provided the following explanation when asked why it had happened: “Well, the boys were tired...”


101 posted on 09/11/2014 12:48:11 PM PDT by WayneS (Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos.)
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NATO = No Action Taken by Obama
104 posted on 09/11/2014 12:55:32 PM PDT by ken5050 ("One useless man is a shame, two are a law firm, three or more are a Congress".. John Adams)
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To: WayneS
According to some, President Reagan provided the following explanation when asked why it had happened: “Well, the boys were tired...”

I miss the good old days, when we respected our leaders, and didn't have to suffer with amateur night daily running our foreign policy.

180 posted on 09/12/2014 2:58:15 AM PDT by catfish1957 (Everything I needed to know about Islam was written on 11 Sep 2001)
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