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Originally Posted by CJ7
Ive been an independent since Reagan ran from Iran and let France do his fighting
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I don't remember Reagan running from Iran. I do remember Jimmy Carter being humiliated by the Iranian hostage debacle for 444 days. I remember Carter's botched rescue attempt of the hostages. I remember the Iranians immediately letting the hostages go as soon as Reagan took the oath of office.
You must be talking about the Marine barracks bombing in Beirut, LEBANON in 1983.
If you're talking about Reagan's response of pulling our troops out of Lebanon, I agree that was a huge mistake. Bin Laden said that was part of the reason he determined that America was a paper tiger.
Leaving the party over one mistake is certainly an overreaction.