Beschloss: Jimmy Carter Refusing to Bomb Iran ‘Was a Profile in Courage,’ He Showed Restraint that ‘Really Could in a Lesser Person Have Led Straight to Reelection’’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Do in ░░░░░░░░ first half Impressive though ░░░░░░░░ can come to that ░░░░░░░░ and spend that time ░░░░░░░░ are things echos today ░░░░░░░░ things that were not ░░░░░░░░ about Jimmy Carter s ░░░░░░░░ whether you hold him ░░░░░░░░ for them or not ░░░░░░░░ for better for worse ░░░░░░░░ was their revolution but ░░░░░░░░ were allies and then ░░░░░░░░ weren t and we ░░░░░░░░ never been able to ░░░░░░░░ it came close with ░░░░░░░░ Iran nuclear deal With ░░░░░░░░ Middle East we came ░░░░░░░░ and were never that ░░░░░░░░ again and inflation He ░░░░░░░░ was the last president ░░░░░░░░ lost his job because ░░░░░░░░ inflation There are a ░░░░░░░░ of things still with ░░░░░░░░ today that Jimmy Carter ░░░░░░░░ around to understand as ░░░░░░░░ as this election in ░░░░░░░░ he cast a vote ░░░░░░░░ I think that s ░░░░░░░░ right and as always ░░░░░░░░ historical figures both good ░░░░░░░░ and bad things and ░░░░░░░░ s case in Iran ░░░░░░░░ instance the one on ░░░░░░░░ year s eve 1977 ░░░░░░░░ to tehran and toasted ░░░░░░░░ shah and said that ░░░░░░░░ was an island of ░░░░░░░░ in a troubled region ░░░░░░░░ the Middle East He ░░░░░░░░ privately that that was ░░░░░░░░ true and I think ░░░░░░░░ was an evening that ░░░░░░░░ to say for the ░░░░░░░░ of his life sat ░░░░░░░░ in his memory yet ░░░░░░░░ the hostages were taken ░░░░░░░░ 1979 there was huge ░░░░░░░░ on him to bomb ░░░░░░░░ in order to get ░░░░░░░░ He felt that if ░░░░░░░░ had done that he ░░░░░░░░ have gotten reelected amid ░░░░░░░░ the frustration about these ░░░░░░░░ but he also said ░░░░░░░░ if I had done ░░░░░░░░ he said privately there ░░░░░░░░ maybe would have been ░░░░░░░░ 000 innocent Iranians killed ░░░░░░░░ the hostages would have ░░░░░░░░ executed So this was ░░░░░░░░ profile in courage in ░░░░░░░░ he showed restraint that ░░░░░░░░ could in a lesser ░░░░░░░░ have led straight to ░░░░░░░░ Could I mention one ░░░░░░░░ Ali Yeah please What ░░░░░░░░ m thinking of you ░░░░░░░░ mentioning inflation Yes Carter ░░░░░░░░ economic policies did not ░░░░░░░░ inflation and there was ░░░░░░░░ inflation especially by his ░░░░░░░░ year or two in ░░░░░░░░ but in 1979 he ░░░░░░░░ the appointment of Paul ░░░░░░░░ as Federal Reserve chairman ░░░░░░░░ specific mandate to have ░░░░░░░░ that would put a ░░░░░░░░ on inflation to try ░░░░░░░░ bring it down knowing ░░░░░░░░ that would make it ░░░░░░░░ hard for him to ░░░░░░░░ reelected I m not ░░░░░░░░ Carter was in any ░░░░░░░░ perfect but here are ░░░░░░░░ cases that really were ░░░░░░░░