CBS Evening News - 1982-09-20
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[0:00] Oh,
[0:09] weekend revelations that perhaps
[0:11] hundreds of Palestinian civilians were
[0:13] massacred in West Beirut. Lebanese
[0:15] Christian militia men were blamed for
[0:17] that slaughter. Word of the murderous
[0:18] rampage brought swift world
[0:20] condemnation. Many held Israel
[0:22] responsible for not preventing it.
[0:24] Egypt, for example, today ordered home
[0:26] its ambassador to Israel. Our coverage
[0:28] begins with Bill Plant at the White
[0:30] House.
[0:31] >> At a meeting this morning with his
[0:32] foreign policy advisers, the president
[0:34] discussed options for dealing with the
[0:36] slaughter in Lebanon. He made the choice
[0:38] favored by most of his aids to send
[0:40] American troops back to Beirut at the
[0:42] request of the Lebanese government. And
[0:44] late this afternoon, he announced his
[0:46] decision in a nationwide broadcast.
[0:49] >> I have consulted with our French and
[0:50] Italian allies. We have agreed to form a
[0:54] new multinational force similar to the
[0:56] one which served so well last month with
[0:59] the mission of enabling the Lebanese
[1:01] government to resume full sovereignty
[1:03] over its capital. The essential
[1:05] precondition for extending its control
[1:08] over the entire country.
[1:10] >> 800 US Marines left Lebanon only 10 days
[1:13] ago. Officials say they can be back in
[1:15] about 72 hours. The Israeli cabinet must
[1:18] first give its approval. That's expected
[1:20] tomorrow. Mr. Reagan pledged that US
[1:22] troops would not act as a police force.
[1:24] Once again, he promised they would
[1:25] remain in Lebanon only for a limited
[1:27] period of time, and he issued a strong
[1:30] warning to Israel that it must withdraw
[1:32] from West Beirut. Unless Isr