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To: Jacob Snyder who wrote (119616)	11/15/2003 9:02:50 PM
From: Brumar89	Respond to of 281500

It obviously galls you to ascribe even the slightest bit of virtue to the US, but in fact Pres. Reagan did play a role in Marcos' resignation. This takes nothing away from the leading efforts of the Filipino democracy movement. ...urgent overnight messages from President Reagan, who put Marcos on notice that he would cut off all military aid to his government if he attacked the rebel stronghold. ...... Marcos had phoned U.S. Sen. Paul Laxalt (R-Nev.), a close friend of President Reagan. Reagan had sent Laxalt to see Marcos last October in a an effort to persuade the Philippine president to implement reforms. Marcos and Laxalt had hit it off. Marcos phoned to ask Laxalt about rumors that Reagan was sending the U.S. Navy up the Pasig River to shell Malacanang. He wanted to know if he really had lost Reagan's support. Then, after Laxalt had consulted Reagan and phoned back, Marcos asked the senator what Laxalt thought he should do. Laxalt told Marcos that he personally thought that the time had come for Marcos to make a clean break, to leave the Philippines. A defeated Marcos replied, "I am so very, very disappointed." 216.239.39.104