Do not rewrite history. History 101

[BoratSagdiyev]

Actually, the relese of the Iranian held hostages was negotiated prior to Reagan taking office. The actual releas took place after the Great Communicator took office merely for public relations purposes.

 

[Phaedrus]

Carter's revisionists like to take credit for the release of the hostages ("The toll of patient diplomacy was great, but President Carter's actions brought freedom for the hostages with America's honor preserved ..." from Carter's library.) Reagan could have prevented this from happening. He didn't. Both men applied an asinine and dangerous solution to a simple enough problem, by sending a message to Khomeini, Khadafi, et al. that despite the rhetoric America was more than happy to negotiate with terrorists.


Phaedrus

[This message was edited by Phaedrus on April 19, 2004 at 03:38 PM.]