Over the past century, presidents have had to make different decisions for our country. But most of these decisions were passed by some sort of legislative body, like Congress or the Senate. Ronald Reagan's decision to bomb Libya was his own and made with the president's approval. As Ronald Reagan said, “There are no easy answers, but there are simple answers.” We must have the courage to do what we know is morally right. Reagan had the courage to make an important decision himself because he knew it would be the right decision for his country. “Today we did what we had to do. If necessary, we will do it again. » (Ronald Reagan) Every president should do what he believes is necessary to protect the people and protect the country itself and the decision to bomb Libya was an important decision to stop Muammar Gaddafi. Schaefer 2 the Libyan leader. Without this decision, Libya could have responded more violently, but the bombings gave them the message not to attack the United States. Ronald Reagan was born on February 6, 1911, in Tampico, Illinois. Ronald Reagan wasn't always a politician, before he realized he wanted to go into politics, Reagan was an actor. Reagan starred in over fifty films and even became president of the Screen Actors Guild (Bio.com). While president of the Screen Actors Guild, Reagan met his future wife Nancy (Davis) Reagan. After his acting career, Reagan decided that politics was his calling. So, to revive his political career, he ran for governor of California and won. He served as governor of California for two terms before deciding to run for President of the United States. At first he was liberal but chose to run for president under the Republic...... middle of paper ......sets between the United States and Libya. On April 14, the United States decided to respond massively with airstrikes against Tripoli and Benghazi. The attacks were carried out by naval attack aircraft based in the Mediterranean and the bombers came from bases in England. The targets were chosen based on their links to terrorist activities. Even before the raid was over, Reagan went on national television to discuss the Schaefer 6 airstrikes. In making this decision, Reagan stuck strictly to what he felt was the right decision and had no contribution from the Senate or Congress. As life progresses, the United States will have more and more presidents who make unilateral decisions. This means they will make decisions based on what they believe is good for our nation. Without these decisions, our country could have been involved in a war that could have been avoided..