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Andrea Mitchell: ‘Iran Was More or Less an American Ally’ Before Bush’s ‘Axis of Evil’ Remark
Mediaite ^ | 1/28/14 | Noah Rothman

Posted on 01/28/2014 4:49:41 PM PST by Nachum

MSNBC host Andrea Mitchell recalled on Monday some of the most impactful State of the Union addresses in the recent past, focusing primarily on George W. Bush’s post-9/11 speech in which he called North Korea, Iraq, and Iran members of an “Axis of Evil.” Mitchell ripped into Bush and former Secretary of State Colin Powell for approving that remark which alienated Iran, a country she said had been “more or less an American ally.” Washington Post reporter Chris Cillizza said that the “Axis of Evil” address was among the most important State of the Union addresses delivered in recent memory. “That


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To: morphing libertarian

It is not too late for you to try to educate them...


61 posted on 01/28/2014 5:37:10 PM PST by Tammy8
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To: Nachum

Andrea is right in ways she would like to forget. Iran was More of an ally before Jimmie Carter, and Less of an ally after him. They became downright respectful as soon as Ronald Reagan was sworn in as President.


62 posted on 01/28/2014 5:40:17 PM PST by billhilly (Has Pelosi read it yet?)
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To: Tammy8

yes I know


63 posted on 01/28/2014 5:42:29 PM PST by morphing libertarian
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To: NotTallTex

“Of course, to liberals, history doesn’t exist.” It sometimes seems that to them history began and ended with “Civil Rights marches.”

Maybe Obama will announce tonight that he will be creating a cabinet level Office of Economic Opportunity. Oh, wait. Lets see, OEO. Nixon already did that. It didn’t turn out so well as I remember it.


64 posted on 01/28/2014 5:46:27 PM PST by billhilly (Has Pelosi read it yet?)
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To: Nachum

More? or Less?

since I get a choice, I pick LESS.


65 posted on 01/28/2014 6:05:17 PM PST by Right Wing Assault
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To: Nachum

I wouldn’t go nearly so far as calling Iran an ally but they were cooperating with us against our common Taliban foe. And I think that a strong case can be made that they have caused much less damage to the US than our so-called allies, Bush’s friends the Saudis. The axis of evil reference to Iran by Bush was one of the worst of his foreign policy blunders.


66 posted on 01/28/2014 6:07:40 PM PST by Colonel Kangaroo
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To: x

Actually, we supported Hussein during the Iran-Iraq war. We knew Hussein was no angel, but we deemed (correctly at the time) that Iran was a bigger evil. Think of WWII when we allied with Stalin against Hitler. Almost immediately after the war, we became enemies with the Soviet Union.


67 posted on 01/28/2014 6:13:10 PM PST by driftless2
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To: Nachum

Uh, I guess she conveniently forgot the Carter years, not to mention we haven’t had a diplomatic relationship with Iran ever since them. Never heard of an “ally” with no exchange of ambassadors.

Either she’s an idiot or she thinks we are idiots or both.


68 posted on 01/28/2014 6:13:48 PM PST by catnipman (Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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To: Nachum

It sounds as though Alzheimer’s is setting in.


69 posted on 01/28/2014 6:16:24 PM PST by FlingWingFlyer (ObamaCare. The "global warming" of healthcare plans.)
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To: ilovesarah2012

No, she is that stupid.


70 posted on 01/28/2014 6:21:56 PM PST by ully2
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To: Nachum

Wow, being a lying RAT really makes you stupid.


71 posted on 01/28/2014 6:34:14 PM PST by ozzymandus
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To: Nachum

Bet she didn’t think they were an ally when she and her pals were trying to get Reagan’s head on a plate over Iran-Contra.


72 posted on 01/28/2014 6:35:55 PM PST by pepsi_junkie (Who is John Galt?)
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To: Colonel Kangaroo
I wouldn’t go nearly so far as calling Iran an ally but they were cooperating with us against our common Taliban foe. And I think that a strong case can be made that they have caused much less damage to the US than our so-called allies, Bush’s friends the Saudis. The axis of evil reference to Iran by Bush was one of the worst of his foreign policy blunders.

Iran has been the chief sponsor of terrorism the world over since 1979. Bush was spot on in his assessment of Iran.

73 posted on 01/28/2014 6:46:00 PM PST by VeniVidiVici (Play the 'Knockout Game' with someone owning a 9mm and you get what you deserve)
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To: Blood of Tyrants

She can say anything she wants. It’s MSNBC. Their viewers are the very essence of LIVs


74 posted on 01/28/2014 7:09:58 PM PST by EDINVA ( m)
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To: Nachum

Mmmmm K.

Iran supported Hizzbolah and many other terrorists and continues to.

Iran has been pursuing nuclear before Bush.

Iran continues to call for and claims it will act on claims to endure Zion nation.

Iran was always at odds with the US and we supported Saddam in his conflict with the Mullahs.

Sure, we offed him and his Satanic spawn but, they were ungrateful and mouthy.

They got the bitch slap they needed.

Iran has been at odds with the world since WW1 and particularly so during and after WWII when they were woo’d by Hitler and fell head over heels for him.

They changed the name of their country from Persia to ensure solidarityas Aryans

Iran marched innocent people off to gas chambers and would do so again given the opportunity.

Iran continues to seek the bomb so they can be free from the yoke and authority of the USA and act out their aggression and desire to dominate the middle east.

FK em.


75 posted on 01/28/2014 7:33:06 PM PST by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway-Enjoy Yourself ala Louis Prima)
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To: VeniVidiVici
Iran has been the chief sponsor of terrorism the world over since 1979.

Not within the USA. There were not any Iranians or Shiites flying those planes on 9-11.

76 posted on 01/28/2014 9:59:03 PM PST by Colonel Kangaroo
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To: Nachum

She’s partially right - just has her timeline off by a few years and presidents. They were fairly benign until our second worse president helped depose the Shah - the new leadership immediately started referring to us as the Great Satan...


77 posted on 01/29/2014 3:20:55 AM PST by trebb (Where in the the hell has my country gone?)
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To: Nachum

She is either a moron or a LIAR - Maybe both!


78 posted on 01/29/2014 3:30:56 AM PST by KSCITYBOY
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To: Colonel Kangaroo
Not within the USA. There were not any Iranians or Shiites flying those planes on 9-11

Our alleged "ally" Saudi Arabia is a far bigger sponsor of jihad and Islamist movements around the world than Iran has ever been or will ever be.

79 posted on 01/31/2014 10:39:37 AM PST by ek_hornbeck
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