Retreat from Beirut

Duration: 58 min
Release date: 1985-02-26
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They went to keep the peace. But 241 died-caught in a military and political cross fire. One year after the pullout of American Marines from Lebanon, Frontline correspondent William Greider examines the decision and asks: Where should Americans die, and what should they die for?

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Retreat from Beirut

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