...I never thought I would be defending Jimmy Carter so much in this forum...
Carter had nothing to do with the mission failure. He did get out of the way, and General Vaught had free rein to train and select people and aircraft for the mission. All military considerations were paramount in planning and operation of this mission. Carter supported the troops and Generals all the way in this.
And before everyone else jumps on my head like on the other thread that forced me to type so much on this, I wa one of the Marines off the coast of Iran for this, and I know what I am talking about.
Yea, well, he (Carter) still gave away the Panama Canal and raised prime interest rates (because of his chief FED crony) to 20% which drove thousands of businesses into bankruptcy.
Isn't this the guy who was so incompetent that when Reagan so completely trounced him in the election, he (Carter) conceded defeat even before the polls closed?
Typical democRat platform: incompetence and nepotism. And we're still wasting money on him with the ex-president's pension and secret service coverage.