It's a bigger problem than just that. There are multiple systems for mapping various foreign names into English, and many variant spellings. Then there are what you could refer to as a "fully qualified name" that may not map well into the first-middle-last convention in many places in European languages. In some areas the full name could include things like tribe and/or clan, geographic designations, additional honorifics, and other possibilities. The same person could use multiple names depending on what was selected from the full name.

This is apparently news to you, but there are national security incidents and problems besides the events of 9/11/2001.

But if you want to play that game, both Nixon and Reagan were in office twice as long as Carter and had the same number of "9/11"s. And the whole Afghanistan thing got its start under Carter, not to mention problems with Iran. So actually Carter does have a meaningful role in our current issues.

No, it is just another example of the continued decline of a once mediocre president and a great former president. He has continually embarrassed himself for years now, and this is just one more example. And he wasn't that great on National Security when he was POTUS.

That was fascinating. Thanks for posting it.

I like your thinking on that!

The stipulated period was since the Vietnam War. Do you have any of those?

Sorry A. The Bay of Pigs was an attempt by Cuban exiles at a counter-revolution supported by the US, not a US invasion and annexation. You may consider it splitting hairs, but the details on this one matter.

The Bay of Pigs was an attempt by Cuban exiles at a counter-revolution supported by the US, not a US invasion and annexation. Grenada was a US invasion, but the territory was not annexed and US forces left.

I agree, it is interesting how people falsify (and distort) information to suit their needs. I in fact meant to say "Ukraine" because Crimea was legally part of Ukraine when Russian forces invaded. Russia has previously acknowledged Ukraine's control over Crimea since Russia leased military bases there. You don't lease someone from someone that doesn't own it. You can tell it was an invasion since the national government did not authorize Russian troops to take control of Crimea. A referendum that is scheduled for the future is not effective today. Where is your usual outrage about not obeying the rule of law? Instead you are making excuses for Russian aggression and obfuscating the truth. It appears that you are willing to abandon logic when it suits your needs.

You have a history of outrages against the truth, crank theories, and foolish notions. Now you are proving to be an apologist for Russian aggression. No wonder you are so disaffected against your own country.

Russia seems to have volunteered for that role by invading Ukraine, your friends not withstanding.

I wasn't aware that the Supreme Soviet continued to meet after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Or is that an oblique reference to Russia? I suppose in a way it fits, but that should worry everyone.