Whose Side Are Democrats On? (Hint: It’s Not America’s)
Derek Hunter
In having conversations with people about the attacks on Iran, I’ve come to the realization that there has been a frustration with our government over Iran that has been festering since 1979. This is particularly pronounced in people who were in high school or just after at that time, as they couldn’t understand how it is that we did so little to rescue the hostages and punish Iran for taking them. All these years later, there is a sense of relief over finally talking about that terrorist regime. That sense of relief, however, only extends to people who aren’t Democrats, who seem rather unhappy about the administering of justice to the evil Islamist regime. It’s enough to make you wonder whose side they’re really on.
The administration of Jimmy Carter scarred the people who remember it more than I ever suspected, as the frustration surrounding the 444 days the American hostages were held in Iran is still a sore spot with a hell of a lot more people than I ever realized.
Operation Eagle Claw, the failed attempt to rescue those Americans, ended in tragedy and was, as far as anyone knew, the only attempted strike back at the Ayatollah that wasn’t financial. Honestly, the sanctions simply had little to no impact on the leadership of Iran because they were in control of the government – they took theirs off the top, the people short-changed were at the bottom.
Otherwise, there were occasional slaps on the wrist, mostly at the Iranian proxies. For Democrats, that was enough. Sadly, it was also enough for many Republicans.
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