(October 14, 2018 at 3:24 pm)skyking Wrote:(October 14, 2018 at 3:06 pm)Minimalist Wrote: That was an accidental plane crash while attempting a rescue mission. That is hardly "firing a shot in anger."
The embassy was stormed shortly after Carter allowed the Shah to come to the US for medical treatment. It was an unnecessary risk, and I do think it contributed to the taking of the embassy. He could get medical care at any number of countries that were not so deeply involved.
The shah was our puppet.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2017/06/20/64-...ehran-oil/
Quote:Declassified documents released last week shed light on the Central Intelligence Agency’s central role in the 1953 coup that brought down Iranian Prime Minister Muhammad Mossadegh, fueling a surge of nationalism which culminated in the 1979 Iranian Revolution and poisoning U.S.-Iran relations into the 21st century.
One of many that we supported in the name of "democracy."
