Yes I remember it well. I am not surprised that during a revolution we could lose an embassy.

Lose an embassy? How about the hostages? I suspect that you were on a different side in that situation.

Anonymous wrote:Yes, we know how well Carter handled that whole situation.

In fairness to Carter, Reagan had already promised Iran a bunch of goodies if they delayed the release of the hostages until after the election.

Anonymous wrote:Do you remember the hostage situation? Were you even alive? It was awful. Inexcusable.

Yes I remember it well. I am not surprised that during a revolution we could lose an embassy. What I can't possibly fathom is why our President sold them missiles after that.

Do you remember the hostage situation? Were you even alive? It was awful. Inexcusable.

Yes, we know how well Carter handled that whole situation.

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Reagan typical republican, hit in the face and they back down. This whole middle east disaster started with Reagan chicken hawks.
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A little confused here. I thought that the Iranian hostage situation occurred BEFORE Reagan took office.

He's referring to Beirut. That's where we turned tail and ran. But as for Iran, that was the one where they took our hostages (under Carter) and then in return Reagan sold them missiles.

Reagan typical republican, hit in the face and they back down. This whole middle east disaster started with Reagan chicken hawks.
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A little confused here. I thought that the Iranian hostage situation occurred BEFORE Reagan took office.

Reagan typical republican, hit in the face and they back down. This whole middle east disaster started with Reagan chicken hawks.

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I would bet the majority of posters were not even alive in 1983. If they were, they were in elementary school. I doubt they learned about the Beirut bombing in school.

Not this poster. I well remember it. I remember exactly where I was when it was first reported. And you know what? Reagan did not blame it on a video.

School, schmool. I did learn the term "redeployment" under Reagan - was confused at first because I thought when a president moves troops out of a country it is a "withdrawal." So much for the great communicator.

Anonymous wrote:

I would bet the majority of posters were not even alive in 1983. If they were, they were in elementary school. I doubt they learned about the Beirut bombing in school.

Not this poster. I well remember it. I remember exactly where I was when it was first reported. And you know what? Reagan did not blame it on a video.

NYT said that Benghazi was related to that video. OP's post showed that.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Media DOES matter:

http://foxnewsinsider.com/2014/02/11/report-blames-white-house-security-lapse-benghazi

Gee, I want the White House to be held accountable for invading the wrong country by mistake. It has yet to happen.

Go ahead, roll your eyes at 5,000 dead American soldiers.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Media DOES matter:

http://foxnewsinsider.com/2014/02/11/report-blames-white-house-security-lapse-benghazi

Gee, I want the White House to be held accountable for invading the wrong country by mistake. It has yet to happen.

Anonymous wrote:Media DOES matter:

http://foxnewsinsider.com/2014/02/11/report-blames-white-house-security-lapse-benghazi

Gee, I want the White House to be held accountable for invading the wrong country by mistake. It has yet to happen.

Media DOES matter:

http://foxnewsinsider.com/2014/02/11/report-blames-white-house-security-lapse-benghazi

Megyn Kelly acknowledges that Rice did not manipulate the talking points.

http://mediamatters.org/blog/2014/02/12/fox-host-finally-accepts-the-truth-about-bengha/198030