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Originally posted by Spanky
I agree that many criticism leveled against Reagan are hot air but this one does have some validity. Lebanon's instability and civil war is all directly tied to israel. First the palestinian refugees being pushed into Lebanon and then Israel's invasion. The US holds huge influence over Israel. Without US support Israel would fall like a house of cards. The Reagan administration could have told Isreal to stay the hell out of Lebanon.
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True to some extent, but I think the main force hasn't been the Israeli/American reactionary impulse, but the surrounding ME prime impulse. It was always in Syria's interest to keep the muslim/christian fight going there, even pre-palestinian move-in. UNIFIL probably brought more harming influence to L than did the US. This was just one of several 1940's mandate abortions that made no sense when the borders were laid out.
