Gerald Ford actually said...

The United States will continue to play a positive role in seeking to restore stability and bring peace to Lebanon.

Statement Following the Evacuation of American Citizens From Lebanon.

06/19/1976

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We need to maintain the peace, and to protect our national interest.

I see no reason whatsoever for any expansion of the Federal bureaucracy.

I wouldn't say that we have had a sequence of non-victories.

America has no intention of abdicating its leadership to any nation committed to the destruction of liberty.