TyroneSlothrop
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he delayed the release of the hostages in Iran by promising the Ayatollahs a better deal and he delivered
the American Embassy in Tehran.
Bani-Sadr was a moderate and, as he explained in an editorial for The Christian Science Monitor earlier this year, had successfully run for President on the popular position of releasing the hostages:
"I openly opposed the hostage-taking throughout the election campaign.... I won the election with over 76 percent of the vote.... Other candidates also were openly against hostage-taking, and overall, 96 percent of votes in that election were given to candidates who were against it [hostage-taking]."
Now, guy, you had maybe a legit point that trading arms for help in releasing hostages was a bad idea.
But then you went into crazy-land with the "October Surprise" conspiracy theory, which really is the kind of nutbaggery like Benghazi Conspiracy theories and 9/11 Truthers.
Even the liberal Politico states this is bunk.
Reagan s October Surprise is Still Getting Debunked - The Daily Beast
