If I may be bold, Mr. President I would like to hear your advice on how we as a nation can encourage the moderates in the middle east to effect reform and change. Surely not all support need be at the barrel of a gun :)

but basically decided to shut up on that one because the Kossacks were all over it.  In retrospect, I regret my inaction at the time.  I agree with you azizhp, and with President Carter.  I think the Dems were wrong on this one, and it is one of only 1-2 times in 6 years that I actually agreed with the Bush Administration (perish the thought, considering what I think of them usually).