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{{Cquote|Indeed, it was on July 3, 1979, that President Carter signed the first directive for secret aid to the opponents of the pro-Soviet regime in [[Kabul]]. And that very day, I wrote a note to the president in which I explained to him that in my opinion this aid was going to induce a Soviet military intervention.<ref>https://www.theamericanconservative.com/the-untold-story-of-carters-fateful-foreign-policy/</ref>}}

{{Cquote|Indeed, it was on July 3, 1979, that President Carter signed the first directive for secret aid to the opponents of the pro-Soviet regime in [[Kabul]]. And that very day, I wrote a note to the president in which I explained to him that in my opinion this aid was going to induce a Soviet military intervention.<ref>https://www.theamericanconservative.com/the-untold-story-of-carters-fateful-foreign-policy/</ref>}}

===Carter supported the overthrow of the Shah===

===Carter supported overthrow of the Shah===

{{See also|1979 Islamic Revolution}}

{{See also|1979 Islamic Revolution}}

Jimmy Carter strongly supported the Ayatollah regime's takeover of Iran. In 1978, "Carter and his advisors concluded that the [[Shah Reza Pahlavi|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 1979, "Carter and his advisors concluded that the [[Shah Reza Pahlavi|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]]."

"Carter went so far as to declare—ten days before Khomeini landed in [[Tehran]]—that [[US intelligence]] determined Khomeini would be an Iranian Gandhi. He also claimed Khomeini had no desire to spread the [[revolution]] outside Iran, would focus on tractors rather than [[tank]]s, and be a loyal envoy for the interests of the free world... These evaluations were the fruits of [[delusion]]s of a [[reality]] that didn't match the [[Middle East]]ern reality," Ettinger said, noting that "Carter's approach also characterized his stance on the [[Palestinian]] issue and influenced the development of the [[Camp David Accords|peace agreement with Egypt]]."<ref>S. Cohen, [https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/401547 Jimmy Carter's aid to the Ayatollahs] ''INN'', Dec 30, 2024</ref>

"Carter went so far as to declare—ten days before Khomeini landed in [[Tehran]]—that [[US intelligence]] determined Khomeini would be an Iranian Gandhi. He also claimed Khomeini had no desire to spread the [[revolution]] outside Iran, would focus on tractors rather than [[tank]]s, and be a loyal envoy for the interests of the free world... These evaluations were the fruits of [[delusion]]s of a [[reality]] that didn't match the [[Middle East]]ern reality," Ettinger said, noting that "Carter's approach also characterized his stance on the [[Palestinian]] issue and influenced the development of the [[Camp David Accords|peace agreement with Egypt]]."<ref>S. Cohen, [https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/401547 Jimmy Carter's aid to the Ayatollahs] ''INN'', Dec 30, 2024</ref>