Which is the blunder? Carter in Iran? Bush in Iraq?

Question

Would bush have had to take care of Iraq if Carter hadn't failed to deal with Iranian Hostage takers.

Carter on CNN calling Iraq a blunder by Bush. 12/3/2006

Answer 1

If Carter would of went into Iran in 77 and freed our hostages the coup would of failed in Iran. The Iran and Iraq war wouldn't of happened. No Iran Contra, No gulf wars. This is looking through rose colored glasses maybe. But Carter is no one to be criticizing anyone on leadership of troop deployment in times of crisis. He was by far the most pathetic president America had in the post WWII era.

Answer 2

Bush never did have to go into Iraq. And Carter Tried to send in a team to free the hostages in Iran- but special ops didn't exist then.

A lot of problems might have been averted if Reagan hadn't given the Iranians and Iraqis weapons though...

Answer 3

first of all, the iranian "hostage takers", were a direct result of American involvement in Iran just like Saddam using chemical weapons was, in Iraq.
if you don't have a clue what really happened, you shouldn't open your Yap!
but i think Reagan giving weapons to those Iranian "hostage takers" had much more to do with it than anything carter did!

it is comical, however; that neocons blame everything that happens in other countries on democrat presidents, whiel nothiing that happens here is the fault of a republican one!

Answer 4

i was in the marines in okinawa when we went into iran and we were on alert,, i think bushes blunder is the worst and it will go down as a blunder and special ops did exsist then

Answer 5

I guess your question seems relevant to you because you can't count to 3,000 - which is the number of good American soldiers now dead because of Bush's blunder.
Get real.

Answer 6

it was carter, the WORST president we ever had, and he knows it.