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spartan61

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7. I certainly remember this.

Reply to LordGlenconner (Original post)

Thu May 8, 2014, 03:30 PM

May 2014

My husband was in the Marine Corps then and was in Beirut during the bombing. I didn't know for a week if he was one of the 220 Marines who were killed. Thankfully he wasn't. Why was St Ronnie treated with kid gloves afterwards, just like he was treated with kid gloves during Iran/Contra? I can feel my stomach turn whenever I hear the repukes praise this poor excuse for a president. I rate him right there with W.

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Reagan's Benghazi [View all] LordGlenconner May 2014 OP

I remember yeoman6987 May 2014 #1

I don't recall what the fallout was like LordGlenconner May 2014 #3

There was the needed call for investigation, but it wasn't used to make hay JHB May 2014 #5

Just a minor correction CANDO May 2014 #9

Reagan had a Republican Senate for 6 years. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2014 #10

Thanks. yeoman6987 May 2014 #12

I remember it. atreides1 May 2014 #2

and two days later ....... we invaded Grenada underpants May 2014 #4

That was already in motion before the bombing... JHB May 2014 #6

Correct and correct underpants May 2014 #8

Yes indeed malaise May 2014 #11

I certainly remember this. spartan61 May 2014 #7