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Rosemary Ford's avatar

Unlike Reagan, who loaned Air Force One to Carter to greet the hostages when they landed in Germany — the former president called it the happiest day of his life — if a ceasefire deal is, in fact, reached as his predecessor is preparing to leave office, Trump is unlikely to be as generous about sharing credit.

This statement encapsulates the character of these three men.

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William m Gaffney's avatar

Decision matrix. What decision matrix

The great Bobby Jones once said of Jack Nicklaus, “He plays a game with which I’m not familiar.”

In a similar vein Trump has a decision matrix with which no one’s familiar

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GreatDarkSpot's avatar

Iranians aren't Arabs.

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Karen Scofield's avatar

and then there's trump...😩

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GreatDarkSpot's avatar

...and then there's Maude...

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Michael Kupperburg's avatar

Remember it all, very well. Was in Northern California, not far from San Francisco, and Reagan managed a very good race as well as the transition to President.

What probably did President Carter in, more than anything else, was the bungled rescue attempt, to regain the hostages. It was presented as almost a keystone cops sort of event. For all his good intentions, that probably paved his way to losing the election more than anything else.

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chrisattack's avatar

"he will get in his own way by creating new crises and controversies" REALLY? After being targeted by the DOJ and FBI based on a fake dossier, knowing it was false, 4 FISA warrants, Mar-a-Lago raid, etc and your take is he is creating his own crises? The entire Uniparty was weaponized against him and it's his fault?

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Amelia M's avatar

It’s good when the other side helps you understand their thinking, by graciously recounting their takes on the facts.

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