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Question: would the Cold War be suspended in favor of an earlier war on terror?
Question: would the Cold War be suspended in favor of an earlier war on terror?
the best way to do that would be to offer American support for the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
Was it always Carter's intention to occupy Tehran & overthrow the revolution. Because in that case, wouldn't it have made more sense to make the abduction/execution of the Ayatollah part of the occupation of Tehran, as opposed to it being a separate operation with fewer troops (& thus a greater chance of failure)?
There are many logical pros and cons to the various options, so all I'll say is that logic hasn't exactly been a major factor in the military's planning thus far.
There are many logical pros and cons to the various options, so all I'll say is that logic hasn't exactly been a major factor in the military's planning thus far.
What of the leaders of the Embassy Massacre ITTL? Think they'll be killed by other Iranian groups, since their actions led to the death of Khomeini?
Just managed to finish reading it, and man - I like it. Keep it up! I want my President Pat Robertson!
If that didn't already happen after Carter swore vengeance back in chapter 1, then it's going to happen now. I don't know if I'll ever mention that in the story proper, since the Iranians would probably keep it quiet, since they've chosen to justify it instead of distance themselves from it.
You should reveal it. And detail the feelings of the leaders as they are about to be killed. Bet they're terrified, remorseful, pleading with Allah quietly.
How could I do that in a way that wouldn't just be a rehash of Khomeini's death?
The Soviet Union posed itself as both radically liberal fiscally, [...]
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Does not compute. Unless you have a very different definition of "liberal". Like, completely opposite.
I mean that communism is the extreme form of left-wing economics. What do you mean by liberal?