I want to make a correction here. Carter did not sell weapons to Iran. Reagan did. And not to release the Iranian embassy hostages (they were released already), but to release hostages in Beirut if I recall. And he did it illegally by circumventing the congress after they told him not too. It really baffles me that people think Ollie NOrth is a patriot (go to my previous argument. He did not uphhold his duty to the constitution of which officers pledge). Yes he was the fall guy, but he was involved in a felony. What if the person who sold satellite technology to the Chinese was the fall guy and got pardoned, would you think he was a patriot?