Re: Politics OT-Re: Books Banned in Utah.

On 8/30/2024 1:00 PM, The Horny Goat wrote:

On Wed, 21 Aug 2024 22:46:51 -0400, Cryptoengineer
<petertrei@gmail.com> wrote:
 

Um, no. Paul S claimed that Bush I cut a deal with Iran.
The Clinton I referred to was Bill Clinton, who was president
during the Iran Hostage crisis. The final group of hostages
was released Jan 20, 1981, mere hours after Clinton had
handed over power to Reagan.
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Bush I was a private citizen during Clinton's presidency,
and could not legally engage in diplomacy.

 The Iran hostage crisis was 1980 or thereabouts. Clinton was POTUS
1993-2001.
 Get thee to a library!

I think you're the fourth person to point this out, and very late
to the party.
Yes, I had a serious brain fart - the hostage crisis was under Carter.
However, the detail is irrelevant to the point. At the time Paul S
claimed Bush was negotiating with Iran, he was a private citizen,
and as such subject to the Logan Act, which outlaws such activity.
Similarly, Trump would be subject to it if he contacted Putin or
Netanyahu.
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