President Obama’s naiveté is so obvious: This dreamer would rather encourage our current enemies than discourage these Islamic freaks. Let history be our guide. Jimmy Carter tried this in the ’70s by not offering the Shah of Iran support. This allowed religious fanatics into power who, in return, showed their appreciation for his diplomacy by capturing and imprisoning 52 diplomats from our embassy for 444 days, releasing them the day Ronald Reagan was sworn in as president. Should we expect the same disgrace from this ignorant president?
This article appears in Apr 9-16, 2009.