Title

Reagan after Beirut barracks bombing

Genre

Speech

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1983

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Duration

00:02:23

Description

Speech by US President Ronald Reagan following the Beirut barracks terrorist bombing, in which he justifies keeping the US contingent in the Lebanon as part of the multilateral peacekeeping force with allies Britain, France and Italy to build peace in the Middle East and the Lebanon.

Contributors

Ronald Reagan

Keywords

USA; Middle East; Armed forces; Terrorism; Lebanon; Beirut; Foreign policy; Peacebuilding; Peacekeeping; Barracks; Bombs

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