Reagan Credits Resolve of U.S. for PLO’s Shift
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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — President Reagan said today that the Palestine Liberation Organization finally moderated its stand on Israel because the United States was “strong and steadfast” in support of the Jewish state’s sovereignty.
In a farewell foreign policy address to students and faculty at the University of Virginia, Reagan said, “That resolve has now paid off.”
The President used his speech at Thomas Jefferson’s university to extol the virtues of an America willing to use its power and influence to affect vital movements on the world stage.
“Today, we live in a world in which America no longer enjoys preponderant power,” he said, “but must lead by example and persuasion.”
He cited as another example the U.S. naval presence in the Persian Gulf, which “helped hasten an end to the gulf war.”
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