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"But history has judged him as one of the worst presidents." I think he had a bit of bad luck with the economy of his time and also with the Iranian hostage si

"But history has judged him as one of the worst presidents." I think he had a bit of bad luck with the economy of his time and also with the Iranian hostage situation. If freeing them had worked he would have been a superhero. Or he could have done it like Reagan with Iran-Contra: talk tough in public but secretly pay off the Iranians.

nabla9 8y ago
Carter succeeded in freeing the Hostages. Carter's negotiations lead to the release of the hostages on the day Reagan was inaugurated. Iranians were deliberatively delaying the release because Carter was literally the the face of great Satan for them.
- AndyMcConachie 8y ago
  Either that, or Reagan made a deal with Khomeni to delay the release of the hostages. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_Surprise_conspiracy_theory https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_Surprise_conspiracy_th...
  - iambateman 8y ago
    It’s an interesting theory but that article points out that the Senate did an investigation as well as many many news outlets in search of supporting evidence and none was ever found. That’s not to say it didn’t happen, but it hasn’t been proven by any means.
- claydavisss 8y ago
  The Iranians were likely eager to have the crisis end as well...they gained nothing while becoming a global pariah. They probably also understood that if they were to end the crisis by killing the hostages, Reagan would have authorized the use of nuclear weapons on Tehran.
  - nabla9 8y ago
    > Reagan would have authorized the use of nuclear weapons on Tehran. Before you say things like this maybe you should ask yourself something like "Is this my personal opinion I invented on the spot without any evidence."
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bdcravens 8y ago
> I think he had a bit of bad luck with the economy That's pretty much the way it goes with every president, good or bad luck, even though very little is the result of a small four-year window - it started well before that.

nabla9 8y ago

Carter succeeded in freeing the Hostages. Carter's negotiations lead to the release of the hostages on the day Reagan was inaugurated. Iranians were deliberatively delaying the release because Carter was literally the the face of great Satan for them.

AndyMcConachie 8y ago
Either that, or Reagan made a deal with Khomeni to delay the release of the hostages. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_Surprise_conspiracy_theory https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_Surprise_conspiracy_th...
- iambateman 8y ago
  It’s an interesting theory but that article points out that the Senate did an investigation as well as many many news outlets in search of supporting evidence and none was ever found. That’s not to say it didn’t happen, but it hasn’t been proven by any means.
claydavisss 8y ago
The Iranians were likely eager to have the crisis end as well...they gained nothing while becoming a global pariah. They probably also understood that if they were to end the crisis by killing the hostages, Reagan would have authorized the use of nuclear weapons on Tehran.
- nabla9 8y ago
  > Reagan would have authorized the use of nuclear weapons on Tehran. Before you say things like this maybe you should ask yourself something like "Is this my personal opinion I invented on the spot without any evidence."
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bdcravens 8y ago

> I think he had a bit of bad luck with the economy That's pretty much the way it goes with every president, good or bad luck, even though very little is the result of a small four-year window - it started well before that.