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<blockquote data-quote="John Roberts" data-source="post: 49176" data-attributes="member: 126"><p>Re: running commentary on middle east policy and news.</p><p></p><p>Clinton even passed on opportunities to take the fight directly to OBL.</p><p></p><p>I was not that comfortable with Reagan pulling out of Beirut after the barracks were truck bombed. While the response was very understandable, the end result of showing weakness is rarely good. Lebanon has continued to be a mess, with moderate political leaders assassinated, (presumably by Syria). </p><p></p><p>We'll see soon enough if we pulled out of Iraq too completely, too soon, and what does anyone think will come of Afghanistan when we withdraw (rhetorical)? Karzai is already moving to be more compatible with the Taliban, his new "parter". Hard to be very optimistic about how that turns out. </p><p></p><p>JR</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John Roberts, post: 49176, member: 126"] Re: running commentary on middle east policy and news. Clinton even passed on opportunities to take the fight directly to OBL. I was not that comfortable with Reagan pulling out of Beirut after the barracks were truck bombed. While the response was very understandable, the end result of showing weakness is rarely good. Lebanon has continued to be a mess, with moderate political leaders assassinated, (presumably by Syria). We'll see soon enough if we pulled out of Iraq too completely, too soon, and what does anyone think will come of Afghanistan when we withdraw (rhetorical)? Karzai is already moving to be more compatible with the Taliban, his new "parter". Hard to be very optimistic about how that turns out. JR [/QUOTE]
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