[DoughtyOne]

I don’t know everything there was to know about the Shah, but he was a friend of the West. His nation was quite open during the Shah’s rule. Christians were treated well. The women in the nation had far more rights.

Look what happened after Carter screwed it up. And yet Carter still thinks he was a gifted world class negotiator.

He was a dunce.

Thanks for your reply. You should know better than I about the Shah though.

[NY Attitude]

I saw what the Shah had in vision for his country. The allowing of women to wear their hair uncovered, girl scouts, hospitals, real highways and the ability to kick Iraq's ass in 3 days. I was a contractor in Iran supporting the Shah's IIAF F-14 program. Lost many friends and acquaintances during the revolution due to their loyalty to the Shah and their subsequent executions.

[rodguy911]

As I recall the tale is went something like Carter solicited a bribe from the shah. He wanted some of his GA buddies to get a kick back on some const. jobs in Iran. The Shah said no and Carter got the CIA to undermine the Shah's regime.
If all that is true Carter once again wins the prize for the worst ever potus,with the possible exception of the present holder.

[drjimmy]

His nation was quite open during the Shah’s rule. Christians were treated well. The women in the nation had far more rights.

Sounds a lot like Iraq under Saddam Hussein in the 1970s.