Operaton Eagle Claw - Thirty Years Ago

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Monday April 26, 2010 · 3:12 PM PDT

2010/04/26 · 15:12

Last year I posted this diary on the 29th anniversary of this momentous occasion. I'm reposting this diary today so that we can remember this extremely important military operation.

I apologize if this has been posted already but I just arrived in New Orleans getting ready for the Jazz Fest and only now do I have the time to create this diary.

Thirty years ago yesterday, April 25th, 1980, in the Iranian desert, a US military operation to rescue hostages taken in a raid of the US Embassy by Iranian students was aborted by President Carter and gave rise to the GOP and the conservative movement lead by Ronald Reagan.

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Saturday April 25, 2009 · 2:32 PM PDT

2009/04/25 · 14:32

Twenty nine years ago today, April 25th, 1980, in the Iranian desert, a US military operation to rescue hostages taken in a raid of the US Embassy by Iranian students was aborted by President Carter and gave rise to the GOP and the conservative movement lead by Ronald Reagan.

Those of you born after this date please look into Operation Eagle Claw, its official operative name, more commonly referred to as the Iranian Hostage Rescue Attempt. I think its one of the most important events in US history, certainly post WW II. Had the attempt succeeded in rescuing the US hostages and returning them to safety in the US prior to the presidential election of that year, President Carter would have likely succeeded in his bid for reelection and Reagan and the conservative movement would have been put to bed, likely for a very long time.

Operation Eagle Claw, instead, failed miserably in the desert due to a number of unforeseen circumstances that befell the military forces called forth by Carter. Seen as inept, Carter fell under the GOP noise machine to an articulate actor and former governor from California.

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Tuesday January 20, 2009 · 12:57 PM PST

2009/01/20 · 12:57

Dick Cheney had to be wheeled to the inauguration this morning.

WASHINGTON — Vice President Dick Cheney has arrived at the U.S. Capitol in a wheelchair for the inauguration of Barack Obama.

Cheney was wheeled out behind President George W. Bush to take his place alongside dignitaries that included former Vice Presidents Al Gore, Dan Quayle and Walter Mondale.

The White House says Cheney pulled a muscle in his back while moving boxes. He and his wife are moving into a new home outside Washington in McLean, Va. His doctor recommended that he use a wheelchair for the next couple of days.

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Saturday September 06, 2008 · 6:04 PM PDT

2008/09/06 · 18:04

Imagine two years into a John McCain presidency. He'll be 75 years old at that point. Imagine that something happens and he kicks it and Palin, I'm struggling to write this right now, becomes POTUS. Who would the power brokers pick to replace her as VP? -----See more below the fold-----

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Saturday December 29, 2007 · 12:04 PM PST

2007/12/29 · 12:04

Why did the NFL fold so quickly to allow the simulcast of tonight's game between the Giants and Patriots? Look to the Senate and pressure from Patrick Leahy and Arlen Specter to open hearings on the NFL's exemption to Anti-Trust laws as a first step.

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Blue State - Red State -- Deaths In Iraq

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Wednesday May 09, 2007 · 11:12 PM PDT

2007/05/09 · 23:12

Which state bears the brunt of the supreme sacrifice in Iraq? When it comes to shear numbers California has the most, then Texas, then you'll find Pennsylvania, New York, Ohio and Florida, then so on as you'll see in the first chart. It's no surprise that these are also the most populated states.

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