Word: withdrawals
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...diplomatic coup earned political points for Jackson (see following story) and raised hopes for a settlement in Lebanon that would allow the Reagan Administration gracefully to withdraw the 1,800 U.S. Marines from Beirut. Making no mention of its own 40,000 soldiers in eastern Lebanon, the Syrian government said its gesture should prompt Washington "to end its military involvement in Lebanon." Though Reagan remained opposed to a U.S. pullout now, he did send a thank-you message to Assad saying that "this is an opportune moment to put all the issues on the table...
...United States would stop supporting Israeli aggression in the Middle East and stand with the Moslems, the Moslem nations probably would withdraw from their Russian alliances and the likelihood of a Red victory in that area would be ended...
...Long report, following a similarly critical assessment of the Lebanon involvement by a House subcommittee, undoubtedly increases the pressure on the Administration to redeploy or withdraw the Marines. If it does not do so, the Democratic presidential candidates are likely to use the report to assail Reagan's policy on Lebanon. If there are further casualties, the report will serve as a detailed reminder that the military has serious qualms about the role it has been asked to play in Lebanon...
Italy, which has the largest contingent ashore in Lebanon (about 2,050 men), has set a withdrawal policy of its own. If there is an agreement in the peace talks in Geneva between the Gemayel government and the various factions vying for power, Rome will pull out its troops as no longer needed. If those talks fail, the Italians will withdraw anyway, since there will be no peace to keep. No matter what happens, the Italian force is gradually being cut in half. Britain's Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, who has dispatched only 110 troops, largely as a gesture...
...Lebanese civilians; a second blast shattered a West Beirut bar frequented by U.S. Marines assigned to guard the U.S. embassy. There were no U.S. casualties but one bystander was killed. A group calling itself Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility and warned that unless all "foreigners," particularly the U.S. and France, withdraw from Lebanon by Jan. 1, the terrorists will "make the earth shake beneath their feet...