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Dan Burton: “Let me just say we had 20,000 American troops on the ground. We remember what happened in Beirut, Lebanon when 235…”

On the recordMay 8, 1996
Let me just say we had 20,000 American troops on the ground. We remember what happened in Beirut, Lebanon when 235 marines were blown to hell because of a terrorist driving through a barricade. After we had 20,000 Americans on the ground, Iran, who was behind what happened in Beirut, still was funneling supplies in. Not only that, there was also a terrorist training camp found by the NATO forces over there. So for the gentleman to say that this is not a big deal, it is a big deal.
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Dan Burton
Indiana
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Discussing the implications of U.S. troop presence and terrorism during a debate.

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