2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Who has been the WORST President of YOUR lifetime? And Why? [View all]SeattleVet
(5,630 posts)I served in the Air Force under Nixon, Ford, Carter, and Reagan. I was stationed in Germany when he was elected the first time and I damn near threw a combat boot through the TV when the returns started coming in. I saw which way the wind was blowing and left the service in 1984 after serving for 12 years. The doddering SOB had already invaded Grenada, and I knew that he would manage to find some other way for us to get shot at again for no good reason. I don't think I've ever uttered his last name without prefacing it 'that bastard'.
For all the griping by the wing nuts, I liked and trusted Carter the most out of the bunch. I think he was an honorable man that got slimed by the Reagan machine and forced out of office. The Iran/Contra 'Arms for Hostages' deal (and the backdoor deals leading up it) to release our people as soon as he was sworn in was one of the slimiest political moves I've ever seen, and I know a lot of other ex-military that have never forgiven him for that.
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