The 1983 Bombing of the Marine Barracks in Beirut

Are we risking something similar today?

The bombed Marine Barracks in Beirut, October 23, 1983, photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Back in October, I had planned to write a piece about the 1983 bombing of the Marine Barracks in Beirut. The fortieth anniversary of that deadly event, one that left nearly 250 Marines dead, occurred on October 23, 2023. But my plan was put on hold following the deadly Hamas attack on Israel that occurred on…