Ronald Reagan actually said...

"I think our own view is here that his absence from Lebanon would be a step forward."

"The peace process is slow and painful, but there is progress which would not have been possible without the multinational force."

"Success in Lebanon is central to sustaining the broader peace process."

"We must rededicate ourselves to respect at home for those fundamental human rights which form the basis of our self-definition as a people and a nation."