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> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Purchase from House of Fusion, a Macromedia Authorized Affiliate and support the CF community. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=38 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:132846 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=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
