The 39th US President Jimmy Carter dies at age 100
The two things I remember about carter:
1. Extremely long gas lines. I was stationed on the USS Enterprise when this fiasco happened. The ship was in drydock in Bremerton Washington. Myself and a friend and his wife rented a small trailer on Long Lake near Port Orchard.
If I needed gas in the car, I remember having to leave at least 3 hours early so I could sit in line waiting to fill up with gas. Whatta buncha bullshit that was.
2. The botched raid to save the iran hostages.
Iran Hostage Rescue Mission
The raid to save the Iran hostages, known as Operation Eagle Claw, was a failed military operation ordered by U.S. President Jimmy Carter on April 24, 1980. The mission aimed to rescue 53 American hostages held at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran. Despite deploying eight helicopters, only five arrived in operational condition at the first staging area, Desert One. The operation was aborted when one helicopter crashed into a transport aircraft, killing eight U.S. servicemen and destroying both vehicles. The failure of the mission is often cited as a significant factor in Carter’s loss in the 1980 U.S. presidential election.
Do any of you remember that asshole billy carter?
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