▲ 1264 ▼ Jimmy Carter Says He’s Hanging On to Vote for Kamala Harris (www.thedailybeast.com) submitted 2 years ago by DxK@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world 109 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] DxK@lemmy.world [S] 116 points 2 years ago* (1 child) “A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in.” permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] anticolonialist@lemmy.world -43 points 2 years ago (4 children) He also planted seeds in the ME that has allowed the US to always have an unstable relationship in the region permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 26 points 2 years ago (1 child) Ronald Reagan prolonged the Iran hostage crisis and then resolved it by selling weapons to Iran - which was illegal. Its a great tragedy that Ronald Reagan wasn't prosecuted for treason. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] anticolonialist@lemmy.world -8 points 2 years ago (1 child) Carter gave birth to the Mujahideen, which became Taliban and Al-Qaeda permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] rottingleaf@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago That's incorrect. Mojaheds were a group of Muslim-Socialist democratic parties. The only thing in common between them is using weapons. Unless you call everybody US armed Mojaheds. permalink fedilink source parent [–] bitwaba@lemmy.world 20 points 2 years ago (1 child) The creation of Israel, and the US aided Iranian coup of 1953 both happened a couple decades before Carter. Those seeds were planted and had been growing for a while. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] anticolonialist@lemmy.world -10 points 2 years ago (1 child) He planted the seeds that created the Mujahideen permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] rottingleaf@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago They were chill. They may be the reason Pakistan and Taliban are weaker today than they could be, not stronger. permalink fedilink source parent [–] madcaesar@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago (1 child) Tell me you know nothing about history in one sentance challenge: Success permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] anticolonialist@lemmy.world -11 points 2 years ago Mujahideen has entered the chat permalink fedilink source parent [–] elonmusk@lemm.ee 9 points 2 years ago E D G Y permalink fedilink source parent
[+] anticolonialist@lemmy.world -43 points 2 years ago (4 children) He also planted seeds in the ME that has allowed the US to always have an unstable relationship in the region permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 26 points 2 years ago (1 child) Ronald Reagan prolonged the Iran hostage crisis and then resolved it by selling weapons to Iran - which was illegal. Its a great tragedy that Ronald Reagan wasn't prosecuted for treason. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] anticolonialist@lemmy.world -8 points 2 years ago (1 child) Carter gave birth to the Mujahideen, which became Taliban and Al-Qaeda permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] rottingleaf@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago That's incorrect. Mojaheds were a group of Muslim-Socialist democratic parties. The only thing in common between them is using weapons. Unless you call everybody US armed Mojaheds. permalink fedilink source parent [–] bitwaba@lemmy.world 20 points 2 years ago (1 child) The creation of Israel, and the US aided Iranian coup of 1953 both happened a couple decades before Carter. Those seeds were planted and had been growing for a while. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] anticolonialist@lemmy.world -10 points 2 years ago (1 child) He planted the seeds that created the Mujahideen permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] rottingleaf@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago They were chill. They may be the reason Pakistan and Taliban are weaker today than they could be, not stronger. permalink fedilink source parent [–] madcaesar@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago (1 child) Tell me you know nothing about history in one sentance challenge: Success permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] anticolonialist@lemmy.world -11 points 2 years ago Mujahideen has entered the chat permalink fedilink source parent [–] elonmusk@lemm.ee 9 points 2 years ago E D G Y permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 26 points 2 years ago (1 child) Ronald Reagan prolonged the Iran hostage crisis and then resolved it by selling weapons to Iran - which was illegal. Its a great tragedy that Ronald Reagan wasn't prosecuted for treason. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] anticolonialist@lemmy.world -8 points 2 years ago (1 child) Carter gave birth to the Mujahideen, which became Taliban and Al-Qaeda permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] rottingleaf@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago That's incorrect. Mojaheds were a group of Muslim-Socialist democratic parties. The only thing in common between them is using weapons. Unless you call everybody US armed Mojaheds. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] anticolonialist@lemmy.world -8 points 2 years ago (1 child) Carter gave birth to the Mujahideen, which became Taliban and Al-Qaeda permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] rottingleaf@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago That's incorrect. Mojaheds were a group of Muslim-Socialist democratic parties. The only thing in common between them is using weapons. Unless you call everybody US armed Mojaheds. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] rottingleaf@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago That's incorrect. Mojaheds were a group of Muslim-Socialist democratic parties. The only thing in common between them is using weapons. Unless you call everybody US armed Mojaheds. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bitwaba@lemmy.world 20 points 2 years ago (1 child) The creation of Israel, and the US aided Iranian coup of 1953 both happened a couple decades before Carter. Those seeds were planted and had been growing for a while. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] anticolonialist@lemmy.world -10 points 2 years ago (1 child) He planted the seeds that created the Mujahideen permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] rottingleaf@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago They were chill. They may be the reason Pakistan and Taliban are weaker today than they could be, not stronger. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] anticolonialist@lemmy.world -10 points 2 years ago (1 child) He planted the seeds that created the Mujahideen permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] rottingleaf@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago They were chill. They may be the reason Pakistan and Taliban are weaker today than they could be, not stronger. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] rottingleaf@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago They were chill. They may be the reason Pakistan and Taliban are weaker today than they could be, not stronger. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] madcaesar@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago (1 child) Tell me you know nothing about history in one sentance challenge: Success permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] anticolonialist@lemmy.world -11 points 2 years ago Mujahideen has entered the chat permalink fedilink source parent
[+] anticolonialist@lemmy.world -11 points 2 years ago Mujahideen has entered the chat permalink fedilink source parent