Ronald Reagan: “We must not delude ourselves into believing that terrorism will vanish…”

On the recordDecember 26, 1983

We must not delude ourselves into believing that terrorism will vanish on the happy day that our forces come home.

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Ronald Reagan: “We must not delude ourselves into believing that terrorism will vanish on the happy day that our forces come home.”