Ronald Reagan: “Yes, if our forces are attacked, we will respond.”

On the recordDecember 3, 1983

Yes, if our forces are attacked, we will respond.

Said by

Republican · California

Source

Remarks and a Question-and-Answer Session With Reporters on the United States Airstrike in Lebanon

More from Ronald Reagan

Dec 6, 1988

We've only heard the same as you've heard: that he has been suggesting doing something of this kind.

Dec 4, 1988

Reading is one of the most important activities any child can engage in, and potentially one of the most enjoyable too.

May 5, 2004

But there's nothing I can say that would make the situation right.

Dec 6, 1988

I can't be late for my luncheon.

Other voices in this conversation