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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIn Iran today in 1979, 90 hostages were taken, African American and women were released.....
52 Americans were left as hostages. Jimmy Carter got them released, but fawker Reagan was inaugurated on their release date. Damn, watching the TV show Decades just brings back some horrible memories.
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In Iran today in 1979, 90 hostages were taken, African American and women were released..... (Original Post)
a kennedy
Nov 2022
OP
Yes, and all I remember was they got released on the very damn day the "actor"
a kennedy
Nov 2022
#3
And the general conventional wisdom is that they were afraid of Reagan and Haig.
Gore1FL
Nov 2022
#5
a kennedy
(30,114 posts)1. Wow, doesn't anyone remember this??
Gore1FL
(21,251 posts)2. My mother was concerned at all the stops they made once released.
One of the Marines, "Rocky" was from St. Louis. we had a Yellow Ribbon wrapped around the Planetarium.
Man, I guess that really was a while back, wasn't it?
a kennedy
(30,114 posts)3. Yes, and all I remember was they got released on the very damn day the "actor"
was sworn in as President.
Gore1FL
(21,251 posts)5. And the general conventional wisdom is that they were afraid of Reagan and Haig.
It was all bullshit, but that 's how it played into the Reagan worship.
relayerbob
(6,582 posts)4. They released them on that date ...
Because they had been negotiating illegally with Reagan during the campaign.
a kennedy
(30,114 posts)6. Seriously?? 🤬 🤬 🤬 🤬 🤬 🤬 🤬 🤬 🤬 🤬
relayerbob
(6,582 posts)7. ONe article: