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President Reagan, if he were able, would probably make the case that he was more worried about the Soviets at the time, and with our military decimated as it was during the Carter years, that he was unable to wage a decisive war on Iran and at the same time deter Soviet mischief.

Unfortunately, that still left us ignoring direct acts of war against our nation, with the results culminating on September 11, and costing hundreds of innocent lives along the way.

Of course, he was also probably secretly hoping that Saddam Hussein would take care of the Iranians for us, but obviously that was a misguided hope as well.

55 posted on 04/05/2004 6:04:36 AM PDT by Long Cut (Hell of a thing, killin' a man. You take away all he's got, and all he's ever gonna have)

>>the Carter years,

Amazing, the effects of one, single, piece of tape... placed by a bungling burglar.

No Tape = no Watergate.
No Watergate = no "Carter years".
No Carter = no Islamic Revolution
No Islamic Revolution = no Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan
No Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan = No Osama, No Iran/Iraq war, no Saddam... And so the pinball bounces.

Now, imagine the game proceeding with the fingers of Ol
"Hanoi Johny" on the flippers.

20-20 hindsight.

That's why I'll be voting for W.