Reagan Declares Firmness on Gulf; Plans are Unclear Isn't … - John Irving

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Reagan Declares
Firmness on Gulf;
Plans are Unclear

Isn't that classic? I don't mean the semicolon; I mean, isn't that just what the world needs? Unclear firmness! That is typical American policy: don't be clear, but be firm!

John Irving

A Prayer for Owen Meany · 1990 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance

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John Winslow Irving (born 2 March 1942) is an American novelist and Academy Award-winning screenwriter (for The Cider House Rules, based on his novel of the same name).

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Alternative Names: John Winslow Irving • John Wallace Blunt, Jr.

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