[bjs1779]

If history is to be a guide, that previous hostage crisis eventually even forced that pacifist Carter to take military action.

What action, military or otherwise?

[Paperdoll]

He hit a rabbit over the head with an oar...I didn't know it belonged to the USN. LOL!

[Eurotwit]

Operation Eagle Claw:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Eagle_Claw

[justa-hairyape]

What action, military or otherwise?

Carter okayed an ill-fated attempt to rescue the hostages with military assets. Some of the planes crashed in a desert staging area when helicopters kicked up sand and the landing planes could not properly identify the landing zone. Because of the accidents, the rescue attempt was canceled. Not a John Wayne or Ronald Reagan type of military action, but a military action by a pacifist President nonetheless. This time I don't think a coming Hillary Clinton Presidency will be enough to scare the Mullahs into submission. Although I have heard that Hillary can be quite a scary sight when she is throwing an ash tray your way.