1980 – At October presidential debate, Reagan declares, “NO negotiations with terrorists, of any kind!”

1980 – November, Reagan is elected based upon his strong, get-tough policy on dealing with Iran and “no negotiations promise.

1984 – Reagan CAPITULATES to terrorist’s demands in secret NEGOTIATIONS for the release of hostages as he begins to supply American military WEAPONS to the only terrorist nation that chants, “DEATH to America”.

(Of course I’ve not even mentioned Reagan/Casey’s treason in conspiring with Iran to keep the hostages held by Iran until after the election…)

Indeed the current repressive regime in Iran owes a major debt of gratitude for its survival to Reagan.

Some aspects of the indirect cooperation between Saddam’s regional terror enterprise and al Qaeda’s more global one are somewhat analogous to the Cali and Medellin drug cartels. Both drug cartels (actually loose collections of families and criminal gangs) were serious national security concerns to the United States. Both cartels competed for a share of the illegal drug market. However, neither cartel was reluctant to cooperate with the other when it came to the pursuit of a common objective-expanding and facilitating their illicit trade. The wellpublicized and violent rise of the Medellin cartel temporarily obscured and overshadowed the rise of, and threat posed by, the Cali cartel. Recognizing Iraq as a second, or parallel, “terror cartel” that was simultaneously threatened by and somewhat aligned with its rival helps to explain the evidence emerging from the detritus of Saddam’s regime. Based on captured recordings and documents, this paper illustrates in part how Saddam Hussein ran his “cartel.”

In the years between the two Gulf Wars, UN sanctions reduced Saddam’s ability to shape regional and world events, steadily draining his military, economic, and military powers. The rise of Islamist fundamentalism in the region gave Saddam the opportunity to make terrorism, one of the few tools remaining in Saddam’s “coercion” toolbox, not only cost effective but a formal instrument of state power. Saddam nurtured this capability with an infrastructure supporting (1)his own particular brand of state terrorism against internal and external threats, (2)the state sponsorship of suicide operations, and (3) organizational relationships and “outreach programs” for terrorist groups. Evidence that was uncovered and analyzed attests to the existence of a terrorist capability and a willingness to use it until the day Saddam was forced to flee Baghdad by Coalition forces.

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obama is a complete imbecile illegal alien muslim, and americans are SO stupid they continue to support this fraud. Thats whats unbelievable

Wow, stunning argument there.

Also, color me disgusted @ this bit of news. We’re getting the regime change we craved with ZERO cost to us. Why are they pushing Obama on this issue when it’s well in hand? I hope he stays the course and ignores the haters. Haven’t we seen enough foreign policy blunders over the past couple of years to know better? Shooting foreigners becuase they don’t agree with your world-view sounds alot like what Usama Bin Laden is exporting. Let’s let the CITIZENS of Iran figure this out for themselves.

Why is it these guys sound a lot more intelligent than our guys?

Your first paragraph establishes you as a braindead moron and an ignorant punkass troll.

It amazes me how all of the Obama bobbleheads just nod and grin at everything he says and does. And then I read here how you throw names and slurs at the other party instead of arguing the facts. And the only way to knock Reagan is to simply ignore the facts of what he accomplished.
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So you call us bobble heads then without even an irony buffering sentence between talk about how WE call names and dont argue facts. World class stupid moron. Yeah Raygun accomplished a lot. Economic stagnation and the slaughter of a couple hundred thousand in Central America with his policies. He DID a couple good things for brainwashed morons like YOU. He showed the GOP that there is no downside to lying to their base because people as stupid as you will buy ANYTHING they say no matter how often they are caught lying. What a putz you are.

Has the Democratic Party gone so far over the cliff that a measure in support of freedom and against oppression is ridiculed as it is here?
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I didnt see it ridiculed. The point is it was a broad statement of support and the GOPPERS want to characterize it as an attack on Obamas foriegn policy. My GOD you are stupid.

And did it ever occur to you that maybe, just maybe, since every one of the Democratic votes were in favor of this resolution, that Obama may be the one who is wrong? Or are you content to just nod and grin like the bobbleheads in the car windows, without any thought whatsoever on the subject?
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Again my GOD you are stupid. Did it occur to YOU that there is no contradiction between a non binding broad statement of support from Congress and the administration saying they will stay out of it? I didnt hear Obama say this was a bad thing.
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The platform of John F. Kennedy would be right in line with today’s Republican party. Go back and read his points that would be relevant today, and then see who has moved into “radical” territory.
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No. It wouldnt. Kennedy NEGOTIATED with the USSR. He REFUSED to invade Cuba. He shut DOWN operation Mongoose. You are a brainwashed fool with no idea what you are talking about.

“The Radical Right” is a misnomer invented purely to counter this major shift to the left from the days when Kennedy was the head of the Democratic Party.
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my GOD you are stupid. You think things become true just because you say them. The Dems arent the ones that moved. The GOP moved so far to the right they fell of the spectrum.

So you decided you had SO much stupid in you that you needed to share with us? OK. You are a moron. You are brainwashed. You are a liar and a fool and stupider than dirt. We got it. You can STFU now

Has the Democratic Party gone so far over the cliff that a measure in support of freedom and against oppression is ridiculed as it is here?

And did it ever occur to you that maybe, just maybe, since every one of the Democratic votes were in favor of this resolution, that Obama may be the one who is wrong? Or are you content to just nod and grin like the bobbleheads in the car windows, without any thought whatsoever on the subject?

The platform of John F. Kennedy would be right in line with today’s Republican party. Go back and read his points that would be relevant today, and then see who has moved into “radical” territory.

“The Radical Right” is a misnomer invented purely to counter this major shift to the left from the days when Kennedy was the head of the Democratic Party.

These are the same GOP American flag pin wearing patriotic morons that wanted to Nuke Iran. That Iran is a country within the “Axis of Evil”.

Now they decry that Obama is unAmerican for not urging discourse in Iran by choosing sides? Knowingly that who may run Iran is who America will have to deal with?

Could you imagine these GOP’ers rooting for the ‘60 demonstraters in this country? Not me..!

I draw some lines of connection to change from the people as the ‘60 to the youth of Iran now.

Next week the GOP’ers will be return to nuking Iran, No Doubt..!

wiley Says:

I’m going to let my representative know that I am not pleased.

Good for you Wiley. I’m serious. That’s what it’s going to take, and I’m glad some people get it.

I wish everyone would.