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On the recordSeptember 8, 2015
How we can forget 1983, the attack on the Marine barracks in Beirut, which was a direct attack by Iran killing nearly 300 marines.
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Joe Wilson
Republican · South Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Joe Wilson recalls the 1983 Beirut attack to highlight Iran's threat.

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