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Ignoble Anniversary
Twenty four years ago today, Islamic fanatics took American embassy personnel hostage in Tehran. They held them for over a year.
The Carter administration's (non) response was the first of many demonstrations of American impotence toward the Islamic world that ultimately led Osama bin Laden to believe that he could murder thousands of Americans without consequence.
Posted by Rand Simberg at November 04, 2003 01:06 PM
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Rand Makes A Good Point
Excerpt: In a post at his site, Rand makes a good point. I will just say that I don't think it was the first, but it was indeed one of the worst in the slide towards 9-11. LW...
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Now, be fair. Those helicopters were a daring and decisive response before they crashed.
Posted by mike at November 4, 2003 04:14 PM
And Reagan's bold response... oh yeah, sell them arms in secret.
Posted by tdent at November 5, 2003 08:03 AM
Ya gotta love the above example of LeftLogic(tm)-- Two incidents almost a decade apart are causally linked because they involve the same country. Both are morally equivalent. The second justifies and excuses the first.
Posted by Raoul Ortega at November 5, 2003 09:54 AM
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