Ah, the fevered swamps of your imagination are a wonder to behold.
On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 7:59 PM, Dick M <ofpgmr@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I agree with most of what you say. I had forgotten there were two
hostage ransom events.. mea culpa. I had blamed Reagan for paying
ransom for hostages just the once, and I was very wrong. He did it twice.
rick baird wrote:
Iran contra had nothing to do with the 1981-83 hostage crisis, which
was what you were talking about when you suggested Reagan paid a
ransom for the hostages but had them wait till after the election (his
first, against Jimmy Carter) to release them.
I know you're old, but you should still remember the sequence of
supposed events - when you spread hoaxes, misinformation and lies like
that, you should at least have the talking points down.
On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 6:54 PM, Dick M <ofpgmr@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
"The Iran–Contra affair was a political scandal which came to light in
November 1986, during the in the United StatesReagan administration, in
which senior US figures agreed to facilitate the sale of arms to Iran,
the subject of an arms embargo, to secure the release of hostages and to
fund Nicaraguan contras...."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran%E2%80%93Contra_affair
Perhaps you have a an alternative view?
But you are right. I had forgotten that Reagan gave in to ransom demands
two times. I remembered just the one incident, and as you point out, he
actually did it twice.
rick baird wrote:
How do you expect anyone to take anything you say seriously when you
can't even get your events straight in your head.
Iran contra was not about the hostage crisis. They were two separate
and distinct things.
On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 6:21 PM, Dick M <ofpgmr@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Lets see if I understand you. Ronald Reagan is a hero because he got
the hostages home by paying ransom demands. Not only did he pay their
ransom demands, but he negotiated that the hostages _not_ be released
until after he won the election.
But any one else who does it is a weenie?
Is that pretty much the Paul's Situational Ethics on this matter?
Paul Nelson wrote:
Absolutely not, but I think you do.
Paul Nelson
Office 512-392-2577
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So you believe America should just pay ransom demands?
Paul Nelson wrote:
No, Booth. Charlie Wilson was wrong. Not Reagan.
Paul Nelson
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