If there were 10,000 U.S. forces ashore [in Lebanon], authorized to move about, there would be less risk to American lives than there is with an immobile force of 1,300.
![If there were 10,000 U.S. forces ashore [in Lebanon], authorized to move about, there would be less risk to American lives than there is with an immobile force of 1,300.](http://cdn.quoteddaily.com/images/george-will/if-there-were-10000-us-forces-ashore-in-lebanon-authorized-to-move-about-there-would-be-less-risk-to-american.jpg)
If there were 10,000 U.S. forces ashore [in Lebanon], authorized to move about, there would be less risk to American lives than there is with an immobile force of 1,300.