Foriegn Policy debates and ones with the military favor the GOP. The GOP has always been strong on defense whereas the Dems are immediately remembered with the 60's peace movement.
Reagan, Bush 41 were both tough on defense and you felt safe. I'll never forget the quick strike on Libya, and how much have you heard of Khdafi since?
Carter flubbed up and got balmed for Iran and Clinton just ignored attack after attack, which is coming to light. PLus he could have been handed OBL by Nigeria and said no. SIGH.
Actually, I've heard a LOT about Qadafi since the 80s. He managed to pull off much worse terroristic hijinks. Of course, lately, it looks like QUIET BRITISH DIPLOMACY got Qadafi to start to come round to normality.
Incidentally, the revolution happened in Iran because of Reza Shah Pahlavi (Hitler's friend) and Mohammad Reza Shah, corrupt monarchs aided into power by the US. Khomeini and his ilk created the Islamic Republic, and some really terrible backlash broke out against American embassy staff. Not really Carter's fault. Man did everything possible to get them freed, and they were let go on Reagan's inauguration day as a slap in the face to Carter.
Clinton was never offered bin Laden by the Nigerians. Get your lies straight. It was Sudan, and the offer was made by a Sudanese-American businessman who promised he could convince the Sudanese government to turn over bin Laden for a substantial sum of cash and a promise to lift sanctions on Sudan (a state sponsor of slavery). The Clinton State Department tried to verify this offer, but it turned out to be a hoax.
No, I didn't feel safer during the Reagan years. I was scared of a nuclear holocaust. Reagan was building like mad, but Gorbachev at least was smart enough to know how the arms race would kill the Soviet Union.
