I left Iran March 31, 1979. I was in the Embassy when it was overrun the first time on February 14. Iran is the center of the radical Islamic fundamentalist movement. Until it is eliminated there, we will continue to have global Islamic terrorism, most of it funded and fomented by Iran.
Bachman did NOT match her first performance, and Pawlenty doesn't have it...he can't excite the base..
However, ther GOP DOES have a serious problem..it's Ron Paul..he's nuts..his comments about Iran should have had him frogmarched off the stage..lord help us if he wins this thing..
It may be time to read him out of the GOP...if he hangs around for the later debates..when he's one of 3-4 left onstage, it's going to be a disaster,,
In Feb. ‘79 I was back in Dallas, due to relocate to Iran the next month. When the Fit Hit the Shan, my friends/co-workers who’d already gone over to live were lucky to get out and flew back into Atlanta with the clothes they were wearing, basically.
I’d made friends with several Iranian engineers I worked with. It was so upsetting - they all came from well-to-do families and suddenly they were out of communication with their parents and siblings. I know a lot of their families were no doubt killed and their businesses burned or confiscated. The guys were terrified at the prospect of having to go back to Iran with the Shah overthrown.
I bet you have some stories to tell. Iran was a wonderful place for Americans when I was there, before everything went to hell. To say I have extreme dislike for Carter would be an understatement and I’ve made it a point to learn as much as I can about Islam, “radical” or otherwise.
I have nothing good to say about Ron Paul as it relates to foreign policy, Israel, Iran, Muslim terrorism or our national security. He and his fanati-bots are dangerous idiots.
You may like this as much as I did - the most definitive thing I’ve seen on Ron Paul, and the difference between pure Libertarians and Conservatives:
“It’s Conservatism Stupid! (Or, Why I Won’t EVER Support Ron Paul)”
http://thebandofpatriots.com/blog/?currentPage=4