the 40 year regime. tensions stretch back to the reagan administration . peter doocy joins us with a look back at the string of violence that ignited american hostilities with libya. it is 25 years since president reagan called qaddafi the mad dog of the middle east. that gives you an idea of what things have been like in the country and even ooch before hand. 1981, qaddafi laid claim to a big chunk and the american f-14 had to hoot down fighter jet in self defense. our sixth fleet sailed over the imaginary line of gulf of sidra and when challenged our navy sunk two of their ships . president reagan ordered powerful strikes days after the bomb blast after the blast
back from washington. reporter: it is almost 25 years since ronald reagan called muammar qaddafi the mad dog of the middle east and that gives you a good idea of what things have been like in that country, for all of this time and, even beforehand. it was 1981. when he laid claim to a big chunk of the gulf of sidra, an american f-14, ended up having to shoot down two libyan fighter jets in self-defense. five years later, our 6th fleet sailed over the imaginary line in the same gulf of sidra. muammar qaddafi called the line of death and when challenged, our navy ended up sinking two of their ships. a month later, president ronald reagan ordered powerful airstrikes against libya, just days after a bomb blast at labelle nightclub in berlin. that killed two american servicemen and a turkish woman, injuring 229 others, including 79 americans. reagan said at the time, that we had irrefutable evidence libya was behind the bombing and also
at which things can tip in a very dark direction. the flip side of this false self-love is utter self-despair and self-hatred and that s the risk he faces right now at this moment. it s a critical time for him. and it s no time to start suing people. it s a time to start enriching himself with insight, but i don t see that happening. megyn: where do you see this going? people talked about this, this leads to rehab, jail or death. well, let s hope it s one of the first two or meeting up somehow with someone equal to his rhetoric that can say, i ve heard it all. i get it how you are unbelievable. you are an f-14 fighter and the rest of it, but bottom line, tell me when you were not loved. tell me when you thought you were worth nothing? i want to get to the ground floor with you but you have to
says those above him are not aware of what he s doing, the content of the videos, then addresses his critics. over the years i ve gotten several complaints about inappropriate material during these videos. never to me personally, but gutlessly through other channels. you are on the ship at the time. were people complaining? were fellow ship mates saying i don t like this, i find it distasteful, either anti-gay slurs, i use the term homophobic, if that s not appropriate please say so. you know the commander. general ken senses on the ship it was pretty well received. most people took it with a grain of salt, pretty lightly, didn t take it to heart, took it as a maybe not an appropriate, but took it as a little sense of humor. as far as complaining goes, you can t please everybody. you can t please everybody all the time, but if you re in a position of responsibility you do have a higher bar of accountability. you do. what does it tell us, lieutenant, about the culture. you
out. after dismissing the video on friday and with the uproar building the navy released a new statement saying in part, the videos, quote, were not acceptable then and are still not acceptable in today s navy and the navy does not endorse or condone these actions. captain s honor s command is in doubt. he was both a highly regarded f-14 pilot and reportedly a well-liked xo. a lot of former ship mates have been praising him as a great guy. some of those same people add, even great guys show bad judgment. this is kirk liphold former commander of the uss coal. this is a former cadet discharged under dont ask, don t tell. when you saw the videotape, what did you think? i was immediately appalled. i mean, these are the same anti-gay attitudes that sparked me to leave the academy. under this kind of command climate it s almost impossible to operate.