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<blockquote data-quote="Joe" data-source="post: 2141151" data-attributes="member: 208948">The hostages were held to embarras President Carter and show the world they could do something to mighty America.Regan was president at the time it happened. Thats about it.Unless you want to look into the Iran-Contra Scandal.Where allegedly under directions of the Regan White-house a deal was brokered to trade arms for the hostages.Lt Col Oliver North was the officer accused of making the actual deal work.His secretary Fawn Hall was accused of shredding documents related to the incident. ( scandal ensuded with an allegation that the attractive Ms Hall actually smuggled documents out of the office in her pantyhose.)Oliver North was granted immunity for his testimony before congress and took all the blame for any wrongdoing sparing President Regan and further embarrasment or investigation.Oliver North wound up a commentator on Fox News.Fawn Hall returned to civillian life.Ronald Regan recorded his testimony on videotape and sent it to congress but did not appear in person to testify. He could not be questioned or cross examined (but his testimony on tape would appear to future historians as the same as others who did appear in person)&nbsp; on the recordings of the hearings.footnote: James Carter gained a reputation as a weakling by comparison to Regan. In reality Carter was a Naval Academy Graduate and Nuclear submarine Commander, Regan made movies for the Special Services promiting War Bonds and never actually served.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Joe, post: 2141151, member: 208948"] The hostages were held to embarras President Carter and show the world they could do something to mighty America. Regan was president at the time it happened. Thats about it. Unless you want to look into the Iran-Contra Scandal. Where allegedly under directions of the Regan White-house a deal was brokered to trade arms for the hostages. Lt Col Oliver North was the officer accused of making the actual deal work. His secretary Fawn Hall was accused of shredding documents related to the incident. ( scandal ensuded with an allegation that the attractive Ms Hall actually smuggled documents out of the office in her pantyhose.) Oliver North was granted immunity for his testimony before congress and took all the blame for any wrongdoing sparing President Regan and further embarrasment or investigation. Oliver North wound up a commentator on Fox News. Fawn Hall returned to civillian life. Ronald Regan recorded his testimony on videotape and sent it to congress but did not appear in person to testify. He could not be questioned or cross examined (but his testimony on tape would appear to future historians as the same as others who did appear in person) on the recordings of the hearings. footnote: James Carter gained a reputation as a weakling by comparison to Regan. In reality Carter was a Naval Academy Graduate and Nuclear submarine Commander, Regan made movies for the Special Services promiting War Bonds and never actually served. [/QUOTE]

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