Nixon was not trying to destroy the country. Especially on matters of foreign policy, Obama is much more like Carter.
Don’t trot out Nixon’s thaw with the Red Chinese. At the time he was trying to keep China and the Soviet Union from ganging up on us.
Carter, on the other hand, actively pulled the rug out from under the Shah of Iran, leaving us with the Mullahs and slapped around our allies while “making nice” with our enemies. This is clearly a blueprint followed by Obama.
Not quite. The Chinese & Russians had already fallen out. They were fighting significant battles over river islands along their common border in Siberia. The Russian's had even approached the US in a backdoor appeal to get our reaction if they chose to Nuke China. We basically vetoed the idea.
Nixon's approach to China was to re-balance the security arrangements in Asia to give the US breathing space as we exited Vietnam. Russia was Vietnam's major backer by the end of US involvement.
The strategic opening to China was masterful, but it didn't take a genius to know that there was no love lost between Mao & Brezhnev.
You’re right on the money- Carter sowed the seeds for the nighmare muslim radicalism we are seeing right now
If Iran had succeed in becoming an economic success instead of a muslim stronghold then there would be students there shouting for laptops and outsourcing contracts instead of diaper-heads screaming for death to america right now.
When they took over our embassy we sould have bombed the heads of their religious revolution to go collect their virgins.
Notice that about 10 seconds after Ronald Reagan took office, they released the hostages. I firmly believe he made it known that his first act as President would be to leave big smoking holes in the ground where their military bases used to be.
Agreed.