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Octafish

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10. One guy reached back to blame Jimmy Carter for ''70s hostages.''

Reply to Skittles (Reply #6)

Mon Aug 3, 2015, 09:02 PM

Aug 2015

When asked if he'd negotiate with terrorists, one dip said never as that would embolden them to take more hostages. From the expressions, one could tell the thought of Reagan and the Beirut airport, never crossed the candidate or the moderator's "minds."

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