That's why Carter should've been an ambassador.

Yet, even those skills didn't get the release of hostages in Iran. Moreover, he did approve a miltary operation to rescue the hostages that was so badly bungled, it almost gave Iran more hostages. 

They released the hostages on the same day Reagan was sworn in. Why? Reagan said he'd pursue a different course than Carter. Reagan gave the okay to invade Grenada, again, hostages. And the wall came down without any shots being fired. Was that a bad thing?