Months later, in October, Hezbollah struck again, this time with two simultaneous truck bombs that killed 241 American service members and 58 French soldiers as they slept. Four days after the attack, Reagan addressed the nation and asked: “If we were to leave Lebanon now, what message would that send to those who foment instability and terrorism?” He answered himself four months later, when, under pressure from Congress, he ordered the complete withdrawal of all U.S. forces from Lebanon.