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In a case to establish liability for the attack on the Marine barracks, U.S. District Judge Royce C. Lamberth ruled in May 2003 that the bombing (in Lamberth's words, "the most deadly state-sponsored attack made against United States citizens before Sept. 11, 2001") was carried out by Hezbollah, or Party of God, with the approval and funding of Iran's senior government officials.

Lamberth concluded that Hezbollah, formed under the auspices of the Iranian government, was fully dependent on Iran in 1983 and assisted by agents of the Iranian Ministry of Information and Security in carrying out the bombing of the Marine barracks.

If that's the case, is it Giuliani's position that the power of Ronald Reagan's eyes became somehow less important, less intimidating, to the Iranian leadership between 1981 and 1983?

The craziest question during the debate was about evolution. "I'm curious. Is there anybody on the stage who does not believe in evolution?" Three candidates raised their hands.

What's next, asking the candidates to raise their hands if they don't believe in gravity, or if they think Galileo was wrong about the Earth revolving around the sun?

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John McCain, Iraq, Iran