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.
Without a lengthly response, what did Iran do the when Reagan was sworn in as president on the first day?
None of the planes crashed; a helicopter careened into a C-130 in the desert though, as the heliopter was repositioning.
"Although I have heard that Hillary can be quite a scary sight when she is throwing an ash tray your way."
My concern with HRC is that from what I can tell she views foreign policy as an extension of domestic politics without any over-riding goals or interests. The current president, whatever else might be said, clearly has a foreign policy vision which he is willing to sink himself domestically to pursue/protect.