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The examples of Carter's ignorance didn't start with the hostages in Iran. Carter set that up by cutting all support for the Shah of Iran. This precipitated his removal from office and the insertion of the Ayatollah Khomanie. (sp?) This gave power to radical Islamic clerics and the rest is history.

Carter single handedly destablaized the whole middle-east by undercutting the Shah.

Today we have Iran, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon (occupied by Syria), and Saudi Arabia focusing their attention on Israel. In the old days they had to wonder what the Shah would do. Would he enter a conflict due to his relations with the US?

Carter screwed the pooch in Iran, Panama, North Korea and other South American countries as well. He felt that it was a bad idea to keep up relations with "bad guys" around the world. Generally his undercutting of "bad guys" brought in worse bad guys as examplified by Iran.

No President should have his policies undercut by former chief executives. I believe a certain amount of overview by Congress is apporpriate, but it should NEVER reach the level of partisainship.

Carter, Dasshole and others need to allow Bush to conduct foreign policy. When he makes a mistake, that's the time to question his policies. So far he's doing a good job.

I'd be interested to know what Dasshole thinks he would handle differently than Bush. So far all I see is carping. It must be really eating him that Bush has approval raitings in the strosphere.

"Carter set that up by cutting all support for the Shah of Iran. This precipitated his removal from office and the insertion of the Ayatollah Khomanie. (sp?) This gave power to radical Islamic clerics and the rest is history."

Minor correction... Carter had been supporting the Shah, the US had been providing military and political assistance since the 1950's because the US wanted an 'ally' against communism, and, no surprise, access to Irans oil. Iranians hated their secret police ( and who wouldnt hate men tortures thousands and make executes with no trial...) and they toppled them over, they established a new religious state based on the Quran headed by Khomeini.