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Politics : Don't Blame Me, I Voted For Kerry
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To: American Spirit who wrote (29020)6/6/2004 7:07:53 PM
From: Ann CorriganRead Replies (1) of 81568
 
This is the type of difficult decision that would render John Kerry hamstrung. He would appoint a commitee to analyze and come up with a detailed plan for a response to the Berlin attack. That's why Ronald Reagan as Pres was such a refreshing change for many Americans. He always responded with strength in a timely manner to terrorist attacks. Before he was elected, the USA had become the whipping post of the world. Do you really want to return to that scenario with John Kerry?

Gadhafi Regrets Reagan Died Before Trial
Jun 06,2004 Story from AP / TANALEE SMITH

CAIRO, Egypt (AP) -- Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi expressed regret Sunday that Ronald Reagan died without standing trial for 1986 airstrikes on his country, while other Arabs used the occasion of the former president's death to lambast his Mideast policies.

Gadhafi said he was sorry that Reagan died Saturday before he could stand trial for deadly 1986 airstrikes
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Reagan ordered the April 15, 1986, air raid in response to a disco bombing in Berlin allegedly called for by Gadhafi that killed two U.S. soldiers and a Turkish woman and wounded 229 people.

"I express my deep regret because Reagan died before facing justice for his ugly crime that he committed in 1986.

The United States branded Libya a rogue state in the 1980s, alleging state-sponsored support of terrorism and imposing trade sanctions on the country in 1986. But relations have warmed substantially since Gadhafi agreed in December to dismantle Libya's biological, chemical and nuclear weapons programs.

Gadhafi wasn't alone in recalling Reagan's 1981-1989 administration as a dark period for the Arab world.
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