Um lets see, the US kicked out a very popular government in the 50's and replaced it with a brutal repressive dictatorship. Supplied that dictatorship with arms and equipment. Trained its torturers for about 30 years. Then when there was a populist movement to replace the government, the US was hostile to the interim regime immediately. Later it sheltered the former dictator and actively schemed to return him to power. Then to top things off the embassy papers (which should have been destroyed well before the takeover) showed that the US was actively involved in the torture and the oppression of the nation as a whole
And you wonder why the Iranians are pissed off at the US? larry. On Tue, 26 Oct 2004 17:07:39 -0600, dana tierney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Wow, you like that word hate, don't you. Maybe it was just... disdain. > Maybe it was a way to say, the heck with you for trying to use force > against us. How should I know? I am not a radical Muslim > fundamentalist. But the insult theory is in my view at least as likely > as the afraid of Reagan theory. > > Dana > > On Tue, 26 Oct 2004 16:03:29 -0700 (PDT), Sam Morris > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > So why did they hate Carter so much if he did nothing > > to them for 444 days? > > > > > > --- dana tierney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > essentially Americans were taken hostage and held > > > for months. Carter > > > attempted a rescue, which failed. He was defeated in > > > the following > > > election at least in part because he was perceived > > > as ineffectual. The > > > Iranians released the hostages to coincide with the > > > change in > > > administration. This was a) because they were scared > > > of Reagan b) a > > > slap at Carter or possibly c) both > > > > > > > > > On Tue, 26 Oct 2004 13:53:11 +0100, James Smith > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > You will have to forgive me but being from the UK > > > (and being only 6 in 1981) > > > > I don't know the circumstances surrounding that > > > hostage release, > > > > consequently I have no opinion on that subject. > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Jay > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: G [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > Sent: 26 October 2004 13:47 > > > > > To: CF-Community > > > > > Subject: Re: electoral college > > > > > > > > > > Exactly my point James. The argument is also too > > > simplistic > > > > > when referring to the hostage release following > > > Reagan's > > > > > inaugaration in 1981. > > > > > > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > > > > > >From: "James Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > >To: "CF-Community" > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > >Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2004 7:41 AM > > > > > >Subject: RE: electoral college > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > That would depend on the circumstances. In a > > > simplistic > > > > > world then no you > > > > > > couldn't but the real world is a bit more > > > complex. Imagine > > > > > the following > > > > > > situation.... > > > > > > > > > > > > The French and Germans consider GW's policy > > > towards Iraq to be self > > > > > > defeating and therefore are unwilling to > > > commit troops to perpetual > > > > > > occupation of Iraq. The French and Germans > > > also consider > > > > > Kerry's position > > > > > > on Iraq to be much more workable and in line > > > with finding a > > > > > quick and > > > > > > workable solution to the problem meaning > > > troops would only > > > > > be committed > > > > > for > > > > > > 12 months. In this situation then yes, you > > > could credit > > > > > Kerry for the > > > > > extra > > > > > > International support even if he has only been > > > in power for > > > > > a couple of > > > > > > hours. > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > Jay > > > > > > > > > > > <snip> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Sams Teach Yourself Regular Expressions in 10 Minutes by Ben Forta http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=40 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:132870 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
