ALL exportation of radical Islam can be laid directly at the feet of Jimmy Carter. I say with total certainty that 9/11 would not have happened if Carter had not abandoned The Shah.
Over the Holidays, the guest host on Glenn Beck's radio show interviewed one of the Marine guards that had been on duty at the time the embassy was stormed. Although he was armed, he had received direct orders from the ambassador to hold his fire while a diplomatic solution was being sought while the Iranians were rushing the gate. He dutifully held his fire.
Although he is now a successful executive, parent and grandparent, he stated that he would trade it all to go back to that moment and pull the trigger. He stated his belief that the lack of any confrontation and resistance at that moment encouraged virtually every subsequent terrorist action against the U.S. He stated it was his belief that if he and his fellow Marines had fired into the crowd of Iranian *students* that day, 9/11 would not have occurred.
“ALL exportation of radical Islam can be laid directly at the feet of Jimmy Carter. I say with total certainty that 9/11 would not have happened if Carter had not abandoned The Shah.”
I absolutely agree. Sad news. Prayers for the family.