Mmmm-hmmm. Kind of like the Reagan administration? They sold 'em arms, after all.

You were right about one thing...Carter was in way over his head. He should have stayed on the farm. History will remember Reagan for his role in freeing tens of millions of people from the shackles of the Soviet Union.

 

People will remember Carter as the laughingstock who paved the way for the Shah's fall from power only to be humiliated by his Islamo-fascist successors. If Carter had truly cared for the little folk, he would have resigned out of shame. The man was and remains a fool and an embarrassment. We would all be better off if Carter nodded off more often.

Well, at least if Cheney is asleep, he can't do any damage that way.

Well, at least if Cheney is asleep, he can't do any damage that way.

A shame the same couldn't be said about Kennedy.

You were right about one thing...Carter was in way over his head. He should have stayed on the farm. History will remember Reagan for his role in freeing tens of millions of people from the shackles of the Soviet Union.

 

People will remember Carter as the laughingstock who paved the way for the Shah's fall from power only to be humiliated by his Islamo-fascist successors. If Carter had truly cared for the little folk, he would have resigned out of shame. The man was and remains a fool and an embarrassment. We would all be better off if Carter nodded off more often.

 

 

Just curious, in what way did he pave the way for the fall of the Shah?

 

Should he have arranged a hit squad for the Ayatollah?

 

I can't defend a lot of his presidency but to call him a fool is a little over the top for me.

A shame the same couldn't be said about Kennedy.

 

If you are referring to Teddy, :lol:.

Just curious, in what way did he pave the way for the fall of the Shah?

 

Should he have arranged a hit squad for the Ayatollah?

 

I can't defend a lot of his presidency but to call him a fool is a little over the top for me.

It is unlikely that the Ayatollah would have ever returned to Iran without Jimmy Carter's foreign policy blunders. Carter's foreign policy was an abysmal failure and most people who sought their first job or purchased their first home during the Carter years do not need reminded of what the Carter years were like here at home.

 

Jimmy Carter Can Only Blame Himself

 

Jimmy Carter conveniently hides the fact that he is directly responsible for much of the turmoil we see in the world today. Carter began directly meddling in Iranian Affairs after he took office in 1977. On New Years Eve of that year, President Carter toasted the Shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, at a state dinner in Tehran, calling him "an island of stability" in the troubled Middle East. What the president also knew, but chose to ignore, was that the Shah was in serious trouble and his trip to Iran created anger toward the United States amongst the Iranian people.

 

When Carter became President he created a special Office of Human Rights which sent a letter to the Shah of Iran as a "polite reminder" of the importance of political rights and freedom. In response the Shah released over 350 Islamic fundamentalist prisoners who would later play roles in the Islamic Revolution and Iran Hostage crisis. Carter also ordered the Central Intelligence Agency to stop paying religious Mullahs over 4 million dollars in bribes. This monetary support was agreed upon, so the Mullahs would tone down their anti-Shah and anti-Western rhetoric.

 

The Shah ran a secular government and established excellent relations with the West, which included the recognition of the state of Israel. He also believed in the equality of woman which he expressed publicly in a Barbara Walters interview. These reasons were the heart and soul of the disdain the Mullahs had for him. The Shah was by no means perfect. His secret police force, SAVAK, was infamous for their torture methods. Ironically the fact the Shah ran his government as a dictatorship played a very limited role in his demise.

 

Facing an Islamic revolution, the Shah appealed to Carter for help. On November 4, 1978 U.S. National Security Advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski called the Shah and said the United States would "back him to the hilt." This would never be the case. Brzezinski insisted to Carter that the U.S. must encourage the Shah to "brutally suppress the revolution". State Department officials believed Carter should reach out to the Revolutionaries in order to smooth the transition to a new government. This was a deciding moment in world history. Carter decided not to take either recommendation and to this very day, the world is suffering the consequences of his indecisiveness.

If you are referring to Teddy, :lol:.

I am.

Dems can fall asleep too with the world watching, here is Hillary dosing off at President Reagans funeral. Nice way to show your respects Hil.

Dems can fall asleep too with the world watching, here is Hillary dosing off at President Reagans funeral. Nice way to show your respects Hil.

Nice! :thumb:

Looks like they both are nodding off....Oh My. Look at the lady, behind Hillary.

 

:lol:

Dems can fall asleep too with the world watching, here is Hillary dosing off at President Reagans funeral. Nice way to show your respects Hil.

 

And the spin begins. Notice that is a picture. They could be blinking, ya think?:lol:

A shame the same couldn't be said about Kennedy.

 

What does Kennedy have to do with Cheney falling asleep?

What does Kennedy have to do with Cheney falling asleep?

 

I'm assuming the fact that Kennedy fell asleep at the wheel of a car while intoxicated, and cost a young lady her life....

I'm assuming the fact that Kennedy fell asleep at the wheel of a car while intoxicated, and cost a young lady her life....

 

I knew that. But does that make it okay for Cheney to nod of at any point in time during any meeting with the President?

I knew that. But does that make it okay for Cheney to nod of at any point in time during any meeting with the President?

:lol:

You're taking this a little too serious.