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President [[Ronald Reagan]] was a frequent target of Qaddafi's rants.  Reagan responded with this assessment:<ref>http://www.nndb.com/people/641/000026563/</ref>

President [[Ronald Reagan]] was a frequent target of Qaddafi's rants.  Reagan responded with this assessment:<ref>http://www.nndb.com/people/641/000026563/</ref>

:I find he's not only a barbarian, but he's flaky. ... I just think that the man is a zealot.

:"I find he's not only a barbarian, but he's flaky. ... I just think that the man is a zealot."

Reportedly Qaddafi supported [[terrorism]], and may have ordered the bombing of Pan Am flight 103 in 1988.

Reportedly Qaddafi supported [[terrorism]], and may have ordered the bombing of Pan Am flight 103 in 1988.

Due largely to his fear of becoming a target in the American [[War on Terror]], Qaddafi decided to change his ways, giving up his WMD programs and renouncing terrorism; this marked aone of the clear successes of the war, as it brought a measure of stability to North Africa without a single shot being fired.  Full diplomatic relations with the [[United States]] were restored in 2006, and the Qaddafi regime's turnaround has been heralded by Secretary of State [[Condoleezza Rice]] as a model for others to follow.

Due largely to his fear of becoming a target in the American [[War on Terror]], Qaddafi decided to change his ways, giving up his WMD programs and renouncing terrorism; this marked one of the clear successes of the war, as it brought a measure of stability to North Africa without a single shot being fired.  Full diplomatic relations with the [[United States]] were restored in 2006, and the Qaddafi regime's turnaround has been heralded by Secretary of State [[Condoleezza Rice]] as a model for others to follow.

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