...salute the skill and professionalism of the men and women of our Armed Forces who carried out this mission. It's an honor to be your Commander in Chief....force. None succeeded. Despite our repeated warnings, Qadhafi continued his reckless policy of intimidation, his relentless pursuit of terror. He counted...

...salute the skill and professionalism of the men and women of our Armed Forces who carried out this mission. It's an honor to be your Commander in Chief....force. None succeeded. Despite our repeated warnings, Qadhafi continued his reckless policy of intimidation, his relentless pursuit of terror. He counted...

...salute the skill and professionalism of the men and women of out armed forces who carried out this mission. It's an honor to be your Commander in Chief....succeeded. Despite our repeated warnings, Qaddafi continued his reckless policy of intimidation, his relentless pursuit of terror. He counted on America to be...

...undertaken tonight, a mission fully consistent with Article 51 of the United Nations Charter." Reagan added, "We always seek peaceful avenues before resorting...economic sanctions and demonstrations of military force." In the wake of the raid, reported "terrorist" incidents increased. In Beirut, one American and two...

...deposed. The President, however, stuck to his explanation that the airstrike was an act of self-defense: We Americans are slow to anger. We always seek peaceful...economic sanctions and demonstrations of military force — and none succeeded. So we were driven to strike against the headquarters, terrorist facilities,...

...attack on April 14, 1986. Reagan explained the attack in an address to the nation from the Oval Office: We tried quiet diplomacy, public condemnation, economic...succeeded. Despite our repeated warnings, Qaddafi continued his reckless policy of intimidation, his relentless pursuit of terror. He counted on America to be...

...limits and that Libyan leader Mu'ammar Qadhafi had finally exceeded them. The president explained that "we Americans are slow to anger. We always seek peaceful avenues before resorting to the use of force—and we did. We tried quiet diplomacy, public condemnation, economic sanctions, and demonstrations...

...export terror; it will provide him with incentives and reasons to alter his criminal behavior. . . . We Americans are slow to anger. We always seek peaceful...force. And we did. We tried quiet diplomacy, public condemnations. economic sanctions. and demonstrations of military force. None succeeded. Despite our...

...skill and professionalism of the men and women of our armed forces who carried out this mission. lt's an honor to be your Commander in Chief. We Americans...succeeded. Despite our repeated warnings, Qaddafi continued his reckless policy of intimidation, his relentless pursuit of terror. He counted on America to be...

...carried out this mission. It's an honor to be your Commander in Chief. resorting to the use offoree — and we did. We tried quiet diplomacy, public condemnation,...force. None succeeded. Despite our repeated warnings, Qadhafi continued his reckless policy of intimidation, his relentless pursuit of terror. He counted...