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| Al-Guardian: Bush exploits suffering of 9/11, says Carter |
| 2004-10-25 |
| EFL and Hurl-Limits George Bush has exploited the suffering of September 11 and turned back decades of efforts to make the world a safer place, the former president Jimmy Carter says in an interview with the Guardian published today. Attacking Mr Bush and Tony Blair over Iraq, Mr Carter calls the war "a completely unjust adventure based on misleading statements". He also criticises Mr Bush for "lack of effort" on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and accuses him of abandoning nuclear non-proliferation initiatives championed by five presidents. The US "suffered, in 9/11, a terrible and shocking attack ... and George Bush has been adroit at exploiting that attack, and he has elevated himself, in the consciousness of many Americans, to a heroic commander-in-chief, fighting a global threat against America," Mr Carter says. "He's repeatedly played that card, and to some degree quite successfully. I think that success has dissipated. I don't know if it's dissipating fast enough to affect the election. We'll soon know." |
| Posted by:Frank G |
| #9 Jimmy's probably pissed the National Christmas Tree has never been dimmed or we haven't boycotted the Olympics yet. That would've been his response to 9/11. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2004-10-25 9:04:34 PM |
| #8 Some people just can't slide into irrelavince gracefully. You must be refering to his inauguration when he got out of the car and walked down Pennsylvania Avenue. |
| Posted by: Mrs. Davis 2004-10-25 6:50:19 PM |
| #7 Some people just can't slide into irrelavince gracefully. |
| Posted by: raptor 2004-10-25 6:44:08 PM |
| #6 Carter is a lot like Kerry-"play it soft to the international community and maybe they'll forgive America it's horrid soul". Another neurotic guilt complex on view 3-5 Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. |
| Posted by: Jules 187 2004-10-25 4:39:14 PM |
| #5 religiousity -D'oh! and still : Fuck 'em, |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-10-25 4:10:04 PM |
| #4 Still a point of pride for my family that we whipped his ass in a bad seed lawsuit. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-10-25 4:02:36 PM |
| #3 he had a seat with Michael Moore at the convention. Jimmy is a bitter old hateful man who parades his reliousity as a shield against criticism. Well, I say Fuck him |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-10-25 2:37:48 PM |
| #2 Mr. Carter needs to realize that his soft stance toward hostages in Iran was the real start of the present troubles. Someone needs to bring this point to the public. Of course the MSM won't do it. Then there is the issue of Jimmuh being the point man for Clinton's NORK appeasement project. Then Jimmuh is all played up by the MSM for his religious faith, but GWB, also being a Christian is branded a religious fanatic. Carter has been a disaster for this country, even though his persona has been purveyed as a nice guy. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2004-10-25 2:33:46 PM |
| #1 .. the former president Jimmy Carter says in an interview.. To borrow a couple of words that the Poms like to use, Mr. Peanut Brain needs to sod off. |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2004-10-25 12:40:36 PM |