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Iran hostage crisis (29 Years Ago Today, Jimmy Carter's Weakness Emboldened Islamofacists!)
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Posted on 11/04/2007 6:52:11 PM PST by Recovering_Democrat

Iran hostage crisis, in U.S. history, events following the seizure of the American embassy in Tehran by Iranian students on Nov. 4, 1979. The overthrow of Muhammad Reza Shah Pahlevi of Iran by an Islamic revolutionary government earlier in the year had led to a steady deterioration in Iran-U.S. relations. In response to the exiled shah's admission (Sept., 1979) to the United States for medical treatment, a crowd of about 500 seized the embassy. Of the approximately 90 people inside the embassy, 52 remained in captivity until the end of the crisis.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: 28years; anniversary; carter; hostage; hostagecrisis; iran; iranianhostages; pacifist; posterfailedmath; tehran; worstpresidentever
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To: Recovering_Democrat

Since today is November 4, the anniversary of this crisis, let’s BOMB IRAN! It would’ve been the perfect day to do so.

P.S. 28 years later and Ahmadinejad STILL looks like an evil little monkey!


21 posted on 11/04/2007 7:44:19 PM PST by G8 Diplomat (Pelosi--pissed off Turkey, supported SCHIP, really jerky, and full of sh|t)
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To: Old North State

When you consider the nature of the opposition in both regimes there is only one conclusion: You have to behave humanely in order to deserve “human rights”.


22 posted on 11/04/2007 7:44:33 PM PST by lightman (The Office of the Keys should be exercised as some ministry needs to be Exorcised.)
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To: Recovering_Democrat

...oh yeah, to illustrate the agenda in the public school system these days, I had never even HEARD of the Iranian hostage crisis until I watched the movie Miracle where it was mentioned. The leftists don’t want us to know the failures of their incompetent presidents. After all, the 1979 hostage crisis was probably Bush’ fault! /s


23 posted on 11/04/2007 7:46:58 PM PST by G8 Diplomat (Pelosi--pissed off Turkey, supported SCHIP, really jerky, and full of sh|t)
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To: Old North State

My thoughts exactly


24 posted on 11/04/2007 7:55:41 PM PST by G8 Diplomat (Pelosi--pissed off Turkey, supported SCHIP, really jerky, and full of sh|t)
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To: Recovering_Democrat

Weakness more like islamist complicity.


25 posted on 11/04/2007 8:01:59 PM PST by onedoug
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To: billorites

It gets really scary when you start remembering things from about 50 years ago. Must be Alzheimer’s.


26 posted on 11/04/2007 8:03:43 PM PST by matthew fuller (Crop-circles, killer rabbits and UFO'S are caused by GLOBAL WARMING!)
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To: Recovering_Democrat

Just watched a show last night about the Israeli rescue mission at Entebbe which happened not too long before our own hostage crisis. They were amazingly clever about their attack, even though things didn’t go exactly according to plan, and they only lost one hostage. I’m not sure how much Jimmah was involved in the planning, but maybe he should have asked the Israelis for help.


27 posted on 11/04/2007 8:03:54 PM PST by onguard
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To: Calpernia

Ive been trying not to think about it... :)


28 posted on 11/04/2007 9:44:55 PM PST by RaceBannon (Innocent until proven guilty; The Pendleton 8: We are not going down without a fight)
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To: matthew fuller

I always count back from the rescue attempt, so it is always 27 for me now!

But, you are correct, 28 years

I am still not over it


29 posted on 11/04/2007 9:46:25 PM PST by RaceBannon (Innocent until proven guilty; The Pendleton 8: We are not going down without a fight)
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To: matthew fuller

remember, though, the Shah left Iran months before the Nov 4 takeover!

I would bomb them any day, *uck them.


30 posted on 11/04/2007 9:48:03 PM PST by RaceBannon (Innocent until proven guilty; The Pendleton 8: We are not going down without a fight)
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To: Recovering_Democrat

“I hit a 9 when I shoulda hit an 8...”

I did that today too, and put the ball in the water.

;^)


31 posted on 11/04/2007 9:59:48 PM PST by Balata
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To: Recovering_Democrat

And he was rewarded with the frickin’ “peace” prize.

You couldn’t make this stuff up.


32 posted on 11/04/2007 10:04:44 PM PST by Let's Roll (As usual, following a shooting spree, libs want to take guns away from those who DIDN'T do it.)
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To: Recovering_Democrat

Let’s not forget that they were released on Reagan’s inauguration day in 1981. The Iranians were afraid Reagan would annihilate them.

Subsequently, they were further emboldened when the Hizbollah suicide bomber killed 281 Marines in Lebanon and the US (under Pres. Reagan) pulled the rest of its troops out of Lebanon.

I agree, allowing the Shah to fall and for Iran to fall into the hands of the mullahs was the seminal event in our sad US foreign policy in the Middle East.


33 posted on 11/04/2007 10:28:30 PM PST by Roy Tucker ("You can avoid reality, but you cannot avoid the consequences of avoiding reality"--Ayn Rand)
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To: Recovering_Democrat
“Make no mistake, folks: the problems we’re having in the Middle East today are, in a big way, due to the feckless milquetoast Jimmy Carter.”

Oh, but, hey, the White House tennis court schedule was a thing of beauty.

34 posted on 11/04/2007 10:39:06 PM PST by decal (This tagline is subject to change without noti........)
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To: RaceBannon

Yeah, I remember- he came over to this country and almost immediately died of cancer- un-huh, yeah, right. Funny, so did Jack Ruby, after he took Lee Harvey Oswald.


35 posted on 11/04/2007 11:24:22 PM PST by matthew fuller (Crop-circles, killer rabbits and UFO'S are caused by GLOBAL WARMING!)
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To: decal

Yes, lots of celebrities, I guess. Legend has it Willie Nelson smoked pot on the roof of the White House. Don’t know if that is true, but it seems possible.


36 posted on 11/05/2007 1:43:06 AM PST by Recovering_Democrat ((I am SO glad to no longer be associated with the party of Dependence on Government!))
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To: RaceBannon

I know. But you have a great website.


37 posted on 11/05/2007 3:06:28 AM PST by Calpernia (Hunters Rangers - Raising the Bar of Integrity http://www.barofintegrity.us)
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To: Calpernia

thank you! :)


38 posted on 11/05/2007 5:43:50 AM PST by RaceBannon (Innocent until proven guilty; The Pendleton 8: We are not going down without a fight)
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To: xcamel

That’s not Ahmadinejad

http://rescueattempt.tripod.com/id28.html


39 posted on 11/05/2007 5:45:01 AM PST by RaceBannon (Innocent until proven guilty; The Pendleton 8: We are not going down without a fight)
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To: matthew fuller

He actually came here and did well for a while. He didn’t die here, Carter booted him out to Panama first, then to Egypt. Sadat was targeted for asassination because of his treaty with Israel and his support for the Shah.


40 posted on 11/05/2007 5:47:55 AM PST by RaceBannon (Innocent until proven guilty; The Pendleton 8: We are not going down without a fight)
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