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Originally Posted by Ustwo
Oh, revisionist history.
The Iranians were terrified Reagan would invade. With Carter, there were no such worries.
Yes it was Carters strong backbone that caused the problems 
I know it was almost 30 years ago, but come on. |
It is conjecture that says they were 'afraid of invasion'. Nothing substantiates that claim.
Actually, the 'arms for hostages' backfired later on as Iran increased its terroristic tactics. Carter had considered the move, but not fast enough before Reagan got wind of it and, being a bit more 'ballsy', stepped in to get the deal going.
Carter had a strong backbone??? Must have been after he started working with Habitat for Humanity.
