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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It?

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To: MJ who wrote (40266)8/18/2008 2:56:35 PM
From: Geoff Altman  Read Replies (4) of 224749
 
During the hundreds of days of the hostage crisis in Iran the Mullahs wouldn't give an inch with Carter....They knew he was a joke and didn't have the balls to do anything to force their hand. The situation continued, right up to the time that Reagan was sworn in..... the Iranians thought that Reagan was just crazy enough to do something hard core. End result? The Iranians released all the hostages as soon as Reagan was in office. Proof that the crazies in this world have no respect for perceived doves who wish to rely on diplomacy adnauseum. Soft diplomacy has its place but unless there's the threat and the will to use harder measures it's all for naught.........
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