On Jun 13, 7:37*pm, "William Wixon" wrote:
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i figured carter did'nt want to send men to their deaths (to "GO KICK
IRAN'S ASS!") because of pride or because he'd be voted out of office.
i think he did the honorable thing in iran. *and calling for americans
to make sacrifice... obvious, but something you can't say in politics.
b.w.

Carter was hotly and heavily involved in the rescue mission planning,
waaay beyond his competence as a submarine officer. I heard that first-
hand from one of the planners.

He was also the only president who bothered to learn the SIOP
procedures. Reagan just asked "What do I do now, General?"

jsw