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If I had to name a single greatest achievement by Jimmy Carter, I would say the Iran Hostage Crisis
Carter ignored the war hawks screaming that our honor was destroyed, that we needed strong military action, bomb them, invade Iran, make them pay
If Carter had listened, he would have appeared to be a strong, decisive President who takes no shit from nobody....It would have gotten him a second term
It also would have probably gotten the hostages killed
Instead, Carter took the insults about his manhood. He worked behind the scenes to negotiate a release
All hostages were returned safely.
Carter ignored the war hawks screaming that our honor was destroyed, that we needed strong military action, bomb them, invade Iran, make them pay
If Carter had listened, he would have appeared to be a strong, decisive President who takes no shit from nobody....It would have gotten him a second term
It also would have probably gotten the hostages killed
Instead, Carter took the insults about his manhood. He worked behind the scenes to negotiate a release
All hostages were returned safely.