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To: Dave346
The United States and Iran have been locked in an adversarial relationship since the 1979 hostage crisis.

...when Carter failed to support American ally, the Shah of Iran.

Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi was the king of Iran from 16 September 1941 until his overthrow by the Islamic Revolution on 11 February 1979

The election of Mr. Carter as president of the United States in 1976, with his vocal emphasis on the importance of human rights in international affairs, was a turning point in US-Iran relations. The Shah of Iran was accused of torturing over 3000 prisoners. Under the banner of promoting human rights, Carter made excessive demands of the Shah, threatening to withhold military and social aid. Carter pressured the Shah to release "political prisoners", whose ranks included radical fundamentalists, communists and terrorists. Many of these individuals are now among the opponents we face in our "war on terrorism".

Jimmy Carter, more than any other single person is responsible for the growth of radical islam.

13 posted on 08/31/2015 2:19:19 PM PDT by TexasCajun (#BlackViolenceMatters)
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To: TexasCajun
And now another Democrat, Obama, with Hillary assisting, supported the overthrow of American ally Egypt & a moderate Libya by muslim terrorist & extremist.

Democrat Obama abandoned a reborn Iraq.
(Remember those purple fingers?)

..all of which lead to the rise of ISIS.

And Obama has now guaranteed Iran a nuclear weapon.

That is Democrat foreign policy!

17 posted on 08/31/2015 2:25:49 PM PDT by TexasCajun (#BlackViolenceMatters)
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