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30 years ago today, Nov 4th 1979. How could this happen?

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LeftinOH Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Wed Nov-04-09 08:46 AM
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Poll question: 30 years ago today, Nov 4th 1979. How could this happen?


Poll result (12 votes)
Carter shouldn't have allowed the Shah into the country for medical treatment (1 votes, 8%)Vote
What goes around comes around - 'payback' for the 1953 coup (9 votes, 75%)Vote
Other (2 votes, 17%)Vote
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   I just want to know what Robert DeNiro was doing there.  Richardo   Nov-04-09 08:52 AM   #1 
   Did the US mess things up dealing with the Shah? Yup. Were the kidnappers terrorists? Yup.  blondeatlast   Nov-04-09 08:59 AM   #2 
   They call it "blowback"  PVnRT   Nov-04-09 09:12 AM   #3 
 
Richardo Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Wed Nov-04-09 08:52 AM
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1. I just want to know what Robert DeNiro was doing there.
:grr:
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blondeatlast Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Wed Nov-04-09 08:59 AM
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2. Did the US mess things up dealing with the Shah? Yup. Were the kidnappers terrorists? Yup.
Edited on Wed Nov-04-09 09:24 AM by blondeatlast
Plenty of blame to go around. My boyfriend at the time was Iranian and furious about the kidnappings--but do you think anyone took the time to find out how he felt about things?

Clue; no, they just hated on him. He left for Europe and I never heard from him again.

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3. They call it "blowback"
No, it doesn't excuse taking hostages like they did, or the Ayatollah's violent repression of leftists to consolidate power, but there's a reason so many Iranians were pissed off.
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