Jimmy Carter sold out Iran 1977-1978

IranianVoice ^ | 2/16/03 | Churck Morse

[freedom44]

iran ping

[CROSSHIGHWAYMAN]

As if a light were switched off, the Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlevi, portrayed for 20 years as a progressive modern ruler by Islamic standards, was suddenly, in 1977-1978, turned into this foaming at the mouth monster by the international left media. Soon after becoming President in 1977, Jimmy Carter launched a deliberate campaign to undermine the Shah.

This will be repeated over and over if an American president ever listens to those jerks in Europe and let's them sway his actions!

[chimera]

Carter learned the hard way what dealing with these barbarians would bring. They stabbed him in the back for his efforts and held our people prisoner for over a year and cost us blood and treasure to try to get them out (a failure, of course, like Jimmie himself). It cost all of us four years of perhaps the most inept, bumbling presidency in modern times. And of course the 'Rats have never forgiven Reagan and conservatives for their slaughter at the polls in 1980 that came as a direct result of Carter's failures.

[hgro]

Jimmy Carter couldn't even grow peanuts succesfully.

[traditionalist]

The case of the Shah illustrates beautifully the folly of trying to create a free democratic republic in a society that is not ready for one.

You cannot have freedom of assembly, speach, due process, etc in a society in which terrorists and extremists will use them for subversion.

[Paul Atreides]

Jimmy Carter couldn't even grow peanuts succesfully.

Not surprising, since he never grew a pair of nuts for himself.

Does he ever work on a Habitat home without a camera present?

[xJones]

It is wonderful how no one in the middle east is ever responsible for their own fate, there's always some damn Westerner ultimately behind it. It does make the middle easterners look like irresponsible idiots, but if that's the excuse they want to keep hiding behind, so be it.

[First_Salute]

It's a wonder if Carter did learn anything.

[First_Salute]

Some details here, about the socialists' who overthrew the Shah of Iran.

The overthrow was engineered in Moscow; we monitored the transmissions, the orders, each and every step of the way ... while Carter ordered "no action."

The same happened to a couple countries in southern Africa.

The same occurred with regard to Grenada, but President Reagan immediately ordered "action." The same occurred with regard to Panama, but President Bush I ordered "action."

President Carter learned nothing, because the lesson is mostly that we must be prepared to act, and it is expensive to be so, yet that costs less than when we are not.

Unfortunately, we currently are not prepared; thank the Clinton Legacy. For as much as the buildup may seem, we are woefully without spare parts for maintenance, nor do we have the depots we need to support maintenance in the event of an emergency.

We, if anything, are desparate for a four-fold increase in the number of suits for our forces to wear in the event of a chemical or biological attack.

[CanisMajor2002]

Carter learned the hard way...

Not to nitpick, but DPNK demonstrates that Carter didn't learn much of anything, and hence was doomed to repeat it. :)

[oyez]

How did Carter's kids turn out? I know Amy was a total loss. Didn't he have a couple of sons?

[Paul Atreides]

I've never heard about the kids other than Amy. I think that, even when he was disgracing the nation as President, they were already married with kids. After Jimmah got his butt handed to him on a silver platter by Ronald Reagan, nuclear weapons expert Amy did a lot of protesting the CIA with the late Abby Hoffman. She got married and has, thankfully, dropped out of sight.

[backhoe]

For more of the sorry history:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/735176/posts

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/fr/547308/posts

[alisasny]

When I tell people I consider Jimmah Carter one of the FOUNDING FATHERS of modern day terrorism they look all confused. I explain a little and of course they get more confused. One weak President opened up this Pandora's Box and we are seeing the results today. Very sad.

[alisasny]

James Earl "Jimmy" Carter, Jr. (b. 1924) Jimmy Carter married Eleanor Rosalynn Smith (b. August 18, 1927) on July 7, 1946.

They have four children:

John William "Jack", b. July 3, 1947 in Portsmouth, VA.

James Earl III "Chip", b. April 12, 1950 in Honolulu, HI.

Donnel Jeffrey "Jeff", b. August 18, 1952 in New London, CT.

Amy Lynn, b. October 19, 1967 in Plains, GA.

[altura]

your reply is mostly true except for the first few words:

...Jimmy Carter learned...

He never did.

[Bahbah]

Interesting. I don't recall ever hearing or seening anything about the "boy". Maybe it's just poor memory on my part.

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

The U.S. Role in Korea in 1979 and 1980, Carter admin. culpability in the death of S. Korean student protestors (one big reason why the S. Koreans don't trust the US), The Cherokee Files - The Kwangju Incident.

[Tom Bombadil]

You ruined my day by mentioning Jimmy.