Posted on 07/19/2023 4:48:59 PM PDT by george76
Carter owes the people of Iran an apology.
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Carter's critics always point to his handling of the Iran hostage crisis as the most glaring flaw in his time in office. During the course of that 444-day nightmare, a student mob held 52 U.S. diplomats and civilians hostage, and no amount of negotiation—or attempted military action—could get them released. Thankfully, that sad chapter finally ended on Jan. 20, 1980, the day President Ronald Reagan took the oath of office at the U.S. Capitol.
But Carter's true transgression—the original sin that has complicated and shaped U.S. policy in the Middle East ever since—preceded that. Carter's gravest mistake was his disastrous undermining and lack of support for the legitimate ruler of Iran, Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, who was waging a valiant battle against leukemia as the revolution unfolded in his country.
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Carter administration paved [the] way" for Khomeini's return to Iran from exile. Carter administration officials familiar with the BBC report have not challenged its authenticity. Supporting the toppling of shah was an historic blunder, one with reverberations that are still felt throughout Iran and the rest of the Middle East to this day.
By indulging the impulse to remove the shah and putting his confidence behind an outspoken cleric over a proven friend of the U.S., Carter consigned Iran to a brutal, fundamentalist, oppressive regime that has systematically annihilated the Persian culture, its economy, and the human dignity of its people ever since.
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With no end in sight for the malignant fundamentalist regime in Tehran, it is indeed the case that Iran and the world are owed a profound, heartfelt apology.
(Excerpt) Read more at newsweek.com ...
Carter administration paved [the] way” for Khomeini’s return to Iran from exile.
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And if they get their way foolish Republicans will do the same for Ukraine - pave the way for Putin’s return.
I take it you require perfection? Do you prefer the Ayatollah’s method? Chopping demonstrators with axes? What are you saying here?
Everything bad that happens inevitably has the French’s fingerprints on it.
At the time Carter was the worst President of my lifetime.
He’s since been succeeded by Biden.
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Let’s not forget how awful Obama was.
Never said it was!
B.S.
Thankfully, that sad chapter finally ended on Jan. 20, 1980, the day President Ronald Reagan took the oath of office at the U.S. Capitol.
Looks like it was proofread by John Kerry.
I was off the coast for the rescue attempt, and that site is mine I linked you to :)
which link in particular are you referring to on that page?
The Shah was no bargain, but he was the best you could hope for in Iran at the time. Khomeini was a homicidal maniac, and the students who supported him now have lived to regret it. Or at least some of them have.
“which link in particular are you referring to on that page?”
The whole site has some not so well known nuggets of history. He also covers the Carter years. Might be worth your time to dig through it as a supporting reference resource. I first read it all years ago and found a whole lot of history not talked about. :)
did you perhaps imply superseded?
I did.
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Well, it is Newsweek.
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He owes the Jews in Israel, an apology.
The democrats think evil can be changed to nice.
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