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Quote Originally Posted by surasak View Post
It's pathetic that some people still haven't gotten over the 1979 embassy siege (which was, after all, payback for the U.S. overthrowing a democratic govenment in 1953).

It's like the child threatening to burn down the house because the parent punished him for throwing the cookie jar down on the floor.

Correct me if I'm wrong but I think the USA still hasn't renewed diplomatic relations with Tehran.
Yes, I believe this is correct. (And, welcome back to the board, KID.)

The invasion of a sovereign embassy is an act of war. Too bad Jimmy Carter didn't have balls back then when definitive action was called for. We probably wouldn't be in the current mess had we stomped the extremists back then.
The Tehran embassy siege has nothing to do with the "extremists" of today.

Iran had a revolution and deposed the Shah. The Shah was put in place by the U.S. after the CIA overthrew a democratically elected President that was anti-communist.

Why?

Because of the oil companies.

As for doing anything against Iran military, this was in 1979-81. The military was hollow and it was very soon after a particular debacle.

Iran is a big country. With a large population. With rugged terrain. With Farsi speakers.

It would not have bee possible.