The Joint Chiefs wanted our marines to be housed on our ships at sea, where they'd be safe. This disasterous decision, made by political hacks at the White House and approved by the senile and confused president over the objections of the Joint Chiefs cost hundreds of brave men their lives. But since this disaster had nothing to do with Bill Clinton or his zipper, it was quickly forgotten. I hope this clears up the Reagan era for those young people who don't remember it. The Reagan years brought war, recession, misery and Dickensian poverty.
Most people have memories of the eighties they'd like to forget.
They loved Reagan - and what he did to America.