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In thrall to the Bargain

June 30, 2009 - 4:11 am - by Richard Fernandez
Tony
2009-06-30 18:30:37

Trangbang @ 31, lest we forget, how bad would President Obama have to act to match Jimmy.

And I disagree that we’re weaker now, because back at Jimmah time, our enemies had real armies to send against us. It was the Cold War, the USSR somehow could fight us globally.

Jimmah surrendered our South African allies interests against 50,000 Cuban troops in Angola.

The Soviets invaded Afghanistan, and Jimmah boycotted the Moscow Olympics.

Jimmah ushered the Shah out of Iran, and along with our beloved French brothers, ensconced the Ayatollah into the Iranian Republic. The Ayatollah’s boys thanked Jimmah by taking our embassy hostage, y’all may remember.

Oh, like then as now, like a sideshow, the dictators, Sandinistas, Cubans, etc. ran rampant in Central America, it went on and on.

This is how bad President Obama has to get before we approach Jimmah time.