[outpostinmass2]

Then blame Carter. He is the biggest reason why the middle east is a mess to begin with. Carter started most of the problems.

[Dilbert San Diego]

You’re right. Following liberal criteria, we should go back and blame Carter for the roots of middle east problems, dating back to Carter’s days as president.

Fair enough if we follow the liberal need to assess blame.

[Servant of the Cross]

Then blame Carter. He is the biggest reason why the middle east is a mess to begin with. Carter started most of the problems.

The bitter irony in all that was that Carter had betrayed the Shah of Iran, a longtime U.S. ally, and thereby paved the way for the ascent to power of the Ayatollah Khomeini and the Iranian mullahcracy that has ruled Iran ever since. Rather than feel gratitude toward Carter, however, Khomeini viewed his abandonment of the Shah as a sign of weakness, and pressed forward with his jihad against the Great Satan.