Summary: Notes of 1979 in some recent events? Embassy breaches and the tragic death of a US ambassador in a terrorist attack had politicos and pundits for at least a week comparing 2012 to 1979. With consequences for both people in the race. So, well...let's look at 1979 and the US hostage situation in Iran, how it impacted 1980 and see what it might say about 2012 [if we get the mixture of contrast and comparison right], shall we?
