[Doctor Stochastic]

I blame Carter for much if not most of the current Mideast Troubles. His mishandling of the Shah led to the Khomeni regime and consequently to Kohmeni's (Arab) relatives (Hezbolla inter alia) getting access to Iran's money (spent on financing Hezbolla piracy rather building up Iran). This also indirectly led to the Iraqi attack on Iran (which some Irani's still blame on Carter) and the build up of Saddam as the region's thug-in-residence. Another consequence was the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and ensuing results.


It's not that there weren't problems in Iran, Iraq, Israel, and Afghanistan anyway, just that Carter mishandled each one.

Not to mention the Economy.

[my_pointy_head_is_sharp]

And not to mention the Panama Canal.