Ronald Reagan: “This necessary and appropriate action was a pre-emptive strike…”

On the recordApril 15, 1986

This necessary and appropriate action was a pre-emptive strike, directed against the Libyan terrorist infrastructure.

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Republican · California

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Letter to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate on the United States Air...

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Ronald Reagan: “This necessary and appropriate action was a pre-emptive strike, directed against the Libyan terrorist infrastructure.”