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In reply to the discussion: Did the Reagan campaign make a deal with the Ayatollah? [View all]liberal N proud
(60,289 posts)26. I have always believed there was.
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Probably at least I think so. I remember hearing that Arafat told Carter that Reagan cut a deal and
craigmatic
Dec 2012
#4
No. Carter & his administration worked tirelessly in the final hours for a safe release...
Drunken Irishman
Dec 2012
#7
i recall hearing they were very close to a deal in october and they abrutly stopped talks
unblock
Dec 2012
#13
I think there were issues with the assets the government had originally frozen.
Drunken Irishman
Dec 2012
#15
You are conflating two discrete occurrences. Yes, Carter worked at it; but yes, Reagan committed
WinkyDink
Dec 2012
#42
Reagan interfered, but is not the reason those hostages were released...
Drunken Irishman
Dec 2012
#59
I don't believe it was Reagan himself, but his vp. Reagan himself wasn't smart enough
graham4anything
Dec 2012
#52
James Baker & the boyzzzz let him know he would get a "better deal" from St Ronnie
SoCalDem
Dec 2012
#8
gosh no, they released them in exchange for nothing because reagan talked tough!
unblock
Dec 2012
#10
Interesting. This means that the campaign was dealing in foreign policy
question everything
Dec 2012
#16
This is a conspiracy theory which really took off when the internet came into use.
former9thward
Dec 2012
#24
Have the congressional inquiries established the whereabouts of Bill Casey in 89/90??
Democracyinkind
Dec 2012
#31
And some people just love to believe that the top-most power-players do not communicate with each
WinkyDink
Dec 2012
#43
Yes (See Iran-Contra). This is what happens when the powerful are above the law. n/t
Egalitarian Thug
Dec 2012
#33
Lyndon LaRouche and his followers started what came to be known as the "October Surprise" allegation
NNN0LHI
Dec 2012
#35
they did what they could to belittle Carter. they hated him. God forbid we have an honest politician
spanone
Dec 2012
#36
I don't know what it is about Carter. I idealize him, like he was the true thing.
Democracyinkind
Dec 2012
#41