Word: iranian
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...didn't work. And inevitably, as we've seen time and time again--in President Carter's handling of the Iranian hostage crisis, for example--a failed strategy becomes a moral wrong...
...President's jaw clenched when Poindexter mentioned the missiles, but unlike most of the others present, he was content to wait. "He didn't pound the table or try to micro-manage the situation," said one participant. "He had in mind what happened when they tried to run the Iranian hostage rescue operation from 8,000 miles away." The President, referring to Kelso, said only this: "The man knows what he's doing...
Throughout the Middle East, it was a bad week for the forces of moderation. In Beirut, four French television crewmen were kidnaped on Saturday by unknown gunmen. Earlier, the shadowy Islamic Jihad, believed to be the umbrella organization that includes Shi'ite Fundamentalist groups like the Iranian-backed Hizballah (Party of God), announced that it had killed French Researcher Michel Seurat, 37, one of the four other Frenchmen kidnaped in the Lebanese capital during the past two years. Six Americans and one Briton are still missing. The reasons for the alleged murder: retaliation against the French for their pro-Iraq...
Reagan will be remembered for eight years of peace, prosperity, and increased confidence. Historians will not look at Carter's SAT scores; they will remember the troubled economy, the Iranian hostage crisis and his poor relationship with Congress...
...Tehran, the Iranian government is ballyhooing the bravery and tenacity of its troops. In the U.N. Security Council last week, Iranian diplomats remained unmoved as members of the Arab League pleaded for Tehran to withdraw to its own borders and agree to a ceasefire. Iran's leaders insist that there will be no peace until Saddam's militant regime falls. The Iraqi army can be expected to do everything necessary to prevent such a scenario...