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> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=11 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:132843 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
