Obama's One Term Failure

[BlueStreak]

Originally Posted by Boreas

Based on the thread title, your question assumes facts not in evidence. We'll see whether Obama's a one-termer or not. How history will regard him will depend on that.

By the way, Carter was significantly ahead of Reagan until soon before the election. If the Iranian hostages had been released prior to election day Carter would likely have maintained his lead.

Recognizing this, Reagan had Bill Casey convince the Ayatollahs to hold onto the hostages until after the election. In return Casey offered to provide arms to the Iranians (through Israel) and unfreeze Iranian assets in US banks.

And Casey got to be CIA Director.

Iran released the hostages at essentially the moment Reagan concluded his inaugural address. St. Ronnie the Traitor.

John

Yep. Hence the Iran-Contra Affair. The release of the hostages was staged. Think about it; How obvious could it be? It was coincidence that the hostages are released DURING the inauguration, with the press set to give credit to a President that had been in office for what----4 seconds?

Anyone who fell for that purely theatric crap is so gullible it defies description.

Dave