[Zhang Fei]

[Trump is emulating Reagan instead of Bush. Reagan stayed clear of Middle East wars, wmeven after our marines were killed by terrorists. The neocons denounced him for “showing weakness”. They were more successful with George Bush - he took the kind of advice you’re giving. It destroyed his presidency and elected Barack Obama]

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You must be thinking of a different Reagan. When Iran interfered with oil supplies, Reagan bombed and strafed Iran, destroying or damaging half its navy. And in the wake of the Marine peacekeeper massacre, he bombed and strafed Hezbollah with both aerial strike missions and battleship salvos (~600 1 ton projectiles). Reagan’s limp-wristed response to the Marine dead probably emboldened the Iranians, making Praying Mantis necessary. Reagan also responded in other ways - helping Iraq in its war against Iran by supplying dual use technology that Iraq used to gas Iranian troop formations.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1983_Beirut_barracks_bombings
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Praying_Mantis

[alamogal]

Yes..emulating Reagan and emulating George Washington who urged in his Farewell Address for USA to avoid foreign entanglements.