Carter started the whole Iranian hatred of America.
Assassination of Former Chilean Diplomat, September 21, 1976: In Washington, exiled Chilean Foreign Minister Orlando Letelier was killed by a car bomb.
Iran Hostage Crisis, November 4, 1979: After President Carter agreed to admit the Shah of Iran into the U.S., Iranian radicals seized the U.S. embassy in Tehran and took 66 American diplomats hostage. Thirteen hostages were soon released, but the remaining 53 were held until their release on January 20, 1981.
Domestic Terrorism, January 27-29, 1975: Puerto Rican nationalists bombed a Wall Street bar, killing four and injuring 60; 2 days later, the Weather Underground claims responsibility for an explosion in a bathroom at the U.S. Department of State in Washington.
That's four under the "peace-broker". And that's incidents only involving US citizens.
Reagan directed the bombing of Tripoli by manned aircraft. Reagan was a bit busy trying to not directly engage anyone with military force. To do so would place us in close proximity of the USSR, which might be perceived as a threat by them. To judge either of these men on their response to terrorism is unfair at best. Their plates were rather full at the time. Avoiding nuclear war or at least a direct confrontation with the Warsaw Pact was the theme of the time. War by proxy was the preferred method of controlling each other's influence. We had Vietnam, the USSR had Afghanistan. Both sides supported the enemy in each case. Under GHW Bush, we had the Gulf War, which is generally thought of as the source of controntation that lead to the direct attacks on the US. bin Laden isn't exactly a rational individual. His problem with us stems from the decision of the Saudi government to use US-led forces to protect the kingdom and to retake Kuwait. I'm not gonna disagree that the Bush-Saud oil connection might have played a part. Osama thought he could protect the kingdom with Al-Quida. He was snubbed by the royal family and decided that it was America's fault. That's where this whole thing came from. He basically "went postal". The problem is that we ignored what should have been a wake-up call when the WTC was bombed the first time. The blame game could continue to overlap heading back in time. Is it the fault of the EO that prevented assassination of foreigners by the CIA? Perhaps it's the fault of the Crusaders for not wiping out the fledgling muslim religion. Bottom line is, it's not gonna stop; it's here to stay, unless we change our methods and begin what most people view as unacceptable. The best we can do is try to contain it. By the way, what's with the name calling? That's a nice mature tactic - learn that one from the protesters?