Posted on 11/16/2009 12:54:51 PM PST by Baladas
CHIANG MAI, Thailand (Nov. 16) -- Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter said Monday that he had no regrets about his handling of the Iran hostage crisis more than 30 years ago, saying he didn't attack the country as his advisers proposed because thousands of people would have died.
Islamic militants stormed the U.S. Embassy in Tehran on Nov. 4, 1979, and seized its occupants. Fifty-two Americans were held hostage for 444 days.
Carter acknowledged that his failure to bring the hostages home including a botched rescue mission in which eight U.S. servicemen died led to his election defeat to President Ronald Reagan in 1980. The hostages were released on Jan. 20, 1981, just minutes after Reagan was sworn in as the new president.
"I don't have any doubt that was the main factor in my defeat," Carter told reporters in the northern Thai city of Chiang Mai, where he was helping build houses for Habitat for Humanity. "Obviously, if I had rescued the hostages or they had not been taken, I would have been re-elected."
Carter said one proposed option was a military strike on Iran, but he chose to stick with negotiations to prevent bloodshed and bring the hostages home safely.
"My main advisers insisted that I should attack Iran," he said. "I could have destroyed Iran with my weaponry. But I felt in the process it was likely the hostages' lives would be lost, and I didn't want to kill 20,000 Iranians. So I didn't attack."
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Yeah,
worst president of all time.... no wait - he may be displaced by Barry Zero!
Thanks for following up on this. At&T and the ISP resolved their differences so it’s working even faster than before
cheers
Narissist moron Zero wants to be top dog even on a pile of turds, can’t let Carter have the superlative title of the worst one. It’s all about Obambi, remember,
Good to see you my friend, you had to be a fireman as a snipe right? As airman we had AC in all of our work centers, it was mandatory, felt sorry for the snipes and the flight deck boys because they had it way tougher than we did. Of course the AC wasn’t for our comfort but for the monstrous electronic machines they used at that time that ran hotter than hell.
Glad its back working for ya. A little paranoia is sometimes a good thing.
Obviously. Back to your room now, Mr. Carter. The nurse will tuck you in in a few minutes.
Pravda rears its ugly head again, “slouching to Bethlehem to be born.”
Thanks FARS — Google censorship info, all.
Ass clown extrordiaire.
Jimmah...
dude.
Just go away
Yea Fireman covered Machinist Mate, Enginemen, Electricians Mate, Hull Techs, Boiler Techs, Interior Communication, and Gas Turbine Spec. I worked in A-Div or A-Gang. They worked the Auxiliary equipment like Air Craft elevators, Conveyors, AC&R, Cryogenics, Boat Shop, Emergency Diesel generators, and steam heat.
He didn’t want to kill 20,000 Iranians, but thousands of dead Americans won’t upset him at all. 0’b is the ideal follow-up to this jerk.
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