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Originally Posted by mayabong
Why did they take the hostages? Most americans don't even know that.
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The US allowed the Shah to enter the country for medical treatment after the Iranian Revolution. Prior to that the CIA had returned the Shah to power in Iran.
I can not say that the US had the right to reinstall the Shah over a democratically elected government, but Iran had no right to keep the hostages for 444 days.
The Iranian government wants to destroy Israel. What were the Jews going to do after WWII? When many of them returned to their former homes in eastern Europe they were killed. So, Israel was created. Now their neighbors still want to kill them.
Israel has the right to protect itself as Iran did when they overthrew the Shah. Iran is now the provocateur and needs to be muzzled.
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Originally Posted by DaddyHalbucks
Rubbish.
The US had multiple reasons to attack Iraq, including the assasination plot of a US President, flouting the UN, etc.. etc..
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Invading Iraq was a major mistake. It took resources away from what the US should have been doing which was finding bin Laden and bringing him to justice.
If John McCain "knows how to capture Osama", why hasn't he done it yet?