U.S. Downing of Iran Air Flight 655
July 4, 1984: “It’s morning in America,†declares President Reagan. The electorate, standing tall, returns him to the White House by a landslide vote in November.
July 4, 1988: We learn of the 290 Iranians we have shot down, 66 of them children, and it is no longer morning in America. It is high noon. We observe our nation’s birthday with heads bowed in shame.
WILLIAM HARRIS
Venice
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