Valerie, you're spot on in your review below about Argo. You indicated that it's a nail-biter and a great film. And you said that good ol' Ben is a better director than actor. I could not agree more.
Like Valerie, I'd suggest that readers RUN out and see Argo. It's a great history lesson. And it makes us proud of some very brave heroes who saved lives back in the late 70s.
Just wanted to add an interesting bit of information. I and others were very frustrated with the Carter administration, and this is a comment coming from a Democrat. Carter was so lovey-dovey in his manner that the Iranians did not respect him. Was it something about perceiving our president as weak?
Then the cowboy came along! That's him above. Ronald Reagan said and implied in his campaign speeches of 1979 that he'd get those hostages back...and pronto! He spoke of NEGOTIATION THROUGH STRENGTH repeatedly.
Friends of Reagan quietly revealed his plan: he'd bomb Tehran daily until the hostages were returned.
Here was the result, and the quote is from the NY Times in 1980:
Reagan Takes Oath as 40th President; Promises an ‘Era of National Renewal’–Minutes Later, 52 U.S. Hostages In Iran Fly to Freedom After 444-Day Ordeal
I believe that photo remains the best ever taken of Ronnie Reagan.
ReplyDeleteProbably. Reagan has become the Repubicans' poster child. With good reason. He did some great things....and a few not so laudable!
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