Hanson has a good post in the Journal today. Subtitled: "How Jimmy Carter and academic multiculturalists helped bring us Sept. 11." His essay includes a major appeaser: Ronald Reagan. It was his response to the slaughter at the Marine barracks in Beirut that told bin Laden America was weak and "a paper tiger". If you will recall, on October 23, 1983 terrorists attacked the Marine barracks in Beirut and killed 241 Marines.

Reagan chickened out, chose to leave Beirut and ignore the killings, thus encouraging the continuation of the terror tactics to this day. Those are the facts, ma'am. Hanson's piece is a must read. He always is.