The 1980s war on terror began as Reagan’s reaction to Carter’s hostage crisis failure.

Evidence

The perceived failure of the Carter administration in dealing with the Iran hostage crisis created an opening for Ronald Reagan and the first war on terror in the 1980s. The day the hostages were released, Reagan used his inaugural speech to repudiate Carter’s foreign policy and replace it with a militarist stance centered around terrorism. Top officials in the Reagan administration, such as George Shultz and Jeane Kirkpatrick, both attendees of the Jonathan Institute conferences, ensured that counterterrorism assumed a central focus. — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 448 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: The Iran hostage crisis opened the door for Reagan’s first war on terror — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of…, 448; Threatening conditions at home and abroad drove Carter’s 1980 loss to Reagan

Broader Connections

• The Iran hostage crisis opened the door for Reagan’s first war on terror #corroborates (0.92) — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 448
• Threatening conditions at home and abroad drove Carter’s 1980 loss to Reagan #expands (0.82)