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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsJimmy Carter caught absolute hell for 52 hostages in Iran.
Absolute hell. They were all eventually released.
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Jimmy Carter caught absolute hell for 52 hostages in Iran. (Original Post)
Yavin4
Mar 2020
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jls4561
(2,928 posts)1. And senile Ronnie kept them there until the election.
malaise
(294,171 posts)2. And he wants a pass for 200,000 dead Americans
amd not just a pass - he wants you to acknowledge that without him it would have been 2 million
Buckeye_Democrat
(15,511 posts)3. "Nightline" was created to give it more media coverage.
Liberal media, my ass!
Carter was also unpopular among many Americans because he was largely truthful, which meant he wasnt constantly telling people what they WANTED to hear. So many people want to be told theyre going to Heaven, the USA is the greatest country on Earth (regardless of actions), etc.
