# Jimmy Carter

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [August 13, 2015, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jimmy-carter/727748 "2015-08-13T15:39:25Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 13, 2015, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jimmy-carter/727748/29 "2015-08-13T23:04:32Z")

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> [@TriPolar](#):
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> he … should have realized the rescue mission was too risky

Usually Democratic presidents get chided for \*not \*following the military leadership’s advice about military operations. But when they do, and they fail, it’s their fault anyway.

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