Word: amin
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...stake in the fighting was the survival of the government of Amin Gemayel, 42, the boyish Maronite Christian who has been President since September 1982. As Gemayel's hold on power crumbled last week, the Reagan Administration hastily changed the rules of its support for him. In a dramatic reversal, a White House spokesman announced that Ronald Reagan was ordering the phased "redeployment" of the 1,600 Marines stationed at Beirut airport to ships offshore. At the same time, the President authorized increased naval and air strikes against Syrian-controlled factions that were firing into Beirut, thereby breaking with...
...British have long been skeptical of the entire U.S. peace-keeping strategy in Lebanon, especially Washington's unblinking support for Lebanese President Amin Gemayel and its use of force against Syrian positions. Britain, always a reluctant member of the MNF, now regards an accommodation between President Reagan and Syrian President Hafez Assad as essential to any Lebanese solution. London has concluded that Gemayel must step down and that the May 17 accord between his government and Israel, calling for the mutual withdrawal of Syrian and Israeli forces from Lebanon, is effectively meaningless...
...side were the Druze and the Shi'ite Muslim forces, backed and armed by the Syrians. On the other were the Lebanese Army and, unfortunately, the Malines, whose role was now being described by the Reagan Administration as upholding the government of President Amin Gemayel. Increasingly, the U.S. forces fought back as they came under attack, but they were woefully unprepared for the realities of Lebanon, as demonstrated by the Shi'ite terrorist bombing of last Oct. 23, which took the lives of 241 Marines...
...National Force with U.N. peace-keeping troops, the text called upon Reagan to submit a written report within 30 days detailing his progress toward achieving a Marine pullout. Some Democrats urged a specific timetable, but the prevailing view was that to set a withdrawal date would embolden Lebanese President Amin Gemayel's foes, which in turn would prompt Republican charges that the Democrats had stymied a political reconciliation among Lebanon's factions. The absence of stipulations also made political sense for O'Neill's party: a nonbinding resolution with no deadline is likely to attract...
...stay here too long, we shall be perceived as occupiers against whom all will rise up." In many ways, the Israelis' dilemma parallels that of the Reagan Administration, which is convinced that it cannot pull the Marines out of Lebanon without destroying the Lebanese government of President Amin Gemayel and damaging Washington's credibility in the bargain. The Israelis actually signed an agreement with Lebanon last May, promising to withdraw their troops if Syria did the same...