Jimmy Carter strongly supported the Ayatollah regime's takeover of Iran. In 1978, "Carter and his advisors concluded that the Persian Shah, America's Gulf policeman, was obsolete, and they believed Ayatollah Khomeini, who was in exile in Paris, would suit the US as he was anti-Communist and anti-Soviet." | Jimmy Carter strongly supported the Ayatollah regime's takeover of Iran. In 1978, "Carter and his advisors concluded that the Persian Shah, America's Gulf policeman, was obsolete, and they believed Ayatollah Khomeini, who was in exile in Paris, would suit the US as he was anti-Communist and anti-Soviet." |