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SharonAnn

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61. Reagan's men convinced Iran to hold on to the American hostages

Wed Jul 1, 2026, 01:25 PM

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Until after our presidential election. Didn’t want Carter to get credit for getting hostages released and getting elected.

Nixon did the same think with Vietnam war peace talks to sabotage his opponent.

Just more Republicans dirty tricks.

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