Argues that President Jimmy Carter's failure to support the Shah of Iran led to the 1979 Khomeini-led revolution in that country and in turn strengthened militant Islamists, leading to the terrorist attacks and Middle East instability of the early twenty-first century.
year: 2007
call number/section: 327.73
subjects: carter, jimmy, 1924-, influence, islamic fundamentalism, iran, history, terrorism, islam, taliban, united states, foreign relations, iran, iran, united states, 1977-1981