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To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (153397)12/5/2004 5:56:42 PM
From: Ish  Respond to of 281500
 
(( Diplomacy caused Gaddafi to disarm, not Iraq.

You really have to admit that if US actions had nothing to do with it, then there was an extraordinary coincidence of timing involved. ))

That was my take. Gaddafi backed down after one bombing raid that Reagan sent. I would imagine he was having nightmares about 4 US Carrier Battle Groups being parked off his shore.