When our Marines, sent to Lebanon on a multinational peacekeeping mission with the consent of the United States Congress, were murdered in their slee… - Jeane Kirkpatrick

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When our Marines, sent to Lebanon on a multinational peacekeeping mission with the consent of the United States Congress, were murdered in their sleep, the "blame America first crowd" didn't blame the terrorists who murdered the Marines, they blamed the United States. But then, they always blame America first. ... The American people know better.

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About Jeane Kirkpatrick

Jeane Jordan Kirkpatrick (November 19, 1926 – December 7, 2006) was an American conservative political scientist and member of the neoconservative movement. After serving as Ronald Reagan's foreign policy adviser in his 1980 campaign, she was nominated as the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and was the first woman to hold this position.

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Alternative Names: Jeane Jordan Kirkpatrick Jeane Duane Kirkpatrick Jeane J. Kirkpatrick

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