I remember the term used by Brzezinski was "Green Belt" which is sometimes spelt "greenbelt" on the net. In a recent article Amir Taheri who is a well respected syndicated writer had this to say:
"Carter had decided to support Khomeini in the context of the so-called "Green Belt" strategy developed by National Security Adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski. That strategy was based on the assumption that the United States and its allies were unable to contain the Soviet Union, then expanding its zone of influence into Africa, the Indian Ocean region and, through left-leaning regimes, in Latin America. To counter that expanding threat, Brzezinski envisaged the creation of a string of Islamic allies that, for religious and political reasons, would prefer the United States against the "godless" Soviet empire..."
BTW, this article was posted to me a while back on FADG by michael-90210 who is on my ignore list, so I have not commented on it. Of course Brzezinski is careful not to discuss his disastrous plan these days, so information is not so easy to come by. For example at a speech about Iran at CFR (council on foreign relations) Voice of America asked him about this and the moderator ignored the question all together so as not to embarrass Brzezinski:
QUESTIONER: Thank you. My name is Mahtab Farid. I'm from Voice of America Persian Service. Mr. Brzezinski, I'd like to get your reaction on this editorial newspaper. It's printed in Persian in Los Angeles on Friday, July 16 edition. There is an editorial--I'm going to just read two lines, the exact translation. It says, "Your greenbelt has bended the Iranian people's back," meaning basically in this editorial it criticizes your policy towards Iran to engage in a country which is called state sponsor of terrorism. Could you give us your reaction on that, please?
FEINSTEIN: Why don't we just take one more question.
You can google the topic under google.ca but the best information is contained within various books and memoirs of the people involved at the time.
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