Poor Peggy Noonan
Dear Peggy,
Oh how your heart must ache for Ronald Reagan. You must daily yearn for the return of the pompous, intellectually deficient that you have elevated to the status as savior.
However, let's take a look at Ronnie's record.
First, Ronald Reagan had one opportunity to stand up to terrorism. That was in the Oct. 23, 1983 bombing in Beirut, Lebanon that left 299 servicemen from both the U.S. and France dead.
Reagan's response: He cut an ran.
In fact, Ms. Noonan must realize that the Repubs have a woeful record in national security affairs. Woodrow Wilson won WWI, FDR won WWII, and Nixon lost the Vietnamese War.
The greatest victory in the Cold War was the use of brinkmanship used by President John F. Kennedy in the Cuban Missile Crisis in Oct. 1962. That was a victory, Peggy.
Then of course we have two wars and the Repubs started and then left hanging in the wind in Iraq and Afghanistan.
So, Peggy, what sayest thou about this? Yes, Pres. Obama has tied himself down somewhat here, but he may ultimately win another battle of brinkmanship. Certainly better than Military Mitt would do.
Don't try to make sense out of Syria, Peggy. Those of your ilk have been wrong on every occasion in the past century.
http://blogs.wsj.com/peggynoonan/2013/09/10/making-sense-of-syria/
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