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To: Dog Gone
Although the Libyan gov't has indeed changed its tune and (hopefully) joined the civilized world, there are still quite a large # of nutty Islamists over there. .....so I think I'll wait a bit before thinking about surfing their beaches.

Yep, the change is incredible. .....the fall of the Soviets, the Islamization of Western Europe, the pro-American sentiments of many in Eastern Europe. Making those predctions in the early 80's would certainly elicited some laughs.

But in retrospect I think the most important event of the past quarter century was the fall of the Shah and the subsequent rise of radical Islam, and Carter's ineptitude in dealing with it from start to finish. It convinced Islamists that the U.S. can be messed with without consequence, and thus encouraged the spread of this disease that we're now trying desperately to eliminate.

27 posted on 03/25/2004 5:09:59 PM PST by Mr. Mojo
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To: Mr. Mojo
Jimmy Carter has the be the worst President in the 20th century, even worse than Clinton. There is nothing he touched that he didn't make worse, from Iran to the Panama Canal, not to mention the economy.

And not content to be pleased with the damage he did during his term, he has continued to screw things up in Haiti, North Korea, and Venezuela with his continued meddling. Enough with this loser. Lock him up at Gitmo.

30 posted on 03/25/2004 5:17:33 PM PST by Dog Gone
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