[RobbyS]

The Carter administration thought that Khomeini was Just some soft-headed relgious leader, not a revolutionary figure. Biggest mistake since the Germans sent Lenin to Russia in 1917 to undermine the Provisional government of Russia.

[mkjessup]

The Carter administration thought that Khomeini was Just some soft-headed relgious leader, not a revolutionary figure. Biggest mistake since the Germans sent Lenin to Russia in 1917 to undermine the Provisional government of Russia.

You know your history for sure. As a little trivia tidbit, I read many moons ago about a luncheon appointment that Lenin had just before he took off for Russia to launch his liddle revolution, and the guy he was supposed to meet couldn't make it, and Lenin never got back in touch with him. Lenin had wanted to discuss the possibility of establishing some sort of friendly diplomatic relations with the government of his lunch partner.

The guy who stood up Lenin?

Allen Dulles. First director of the CIA.