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| Carter Blames Bush For Korean Crisis |
| 2006-10-18 |
| Former President Jimmy Carter said Tuesday night that an agreement he brokered 12 years ago for North Korea to halt nuclear weapons development is “in the wastebasket." But Carter, speaking at a previously scheduled panel discussion on his 1994 mediation, said he does not foresee the current dispute over North Korea’s test of a nuclear bomb leading to war. No, you pretty much made sure we couldn't win; that was you goal all the time, wasn't it? Carter said that in 1994, war “appeared to be imminent” if the Clinton administration had pushed sanctions against North Korea through the UN Security Council. But he said it is less likely now. Although North Korea branded sanctions imposed by the security council as an act of war, Carter said they are not as stringent as those proposed by the Clinton administration 12 years ago Carter appeared with his wife, Rosalynn, and former Ambassador to South Korea James Laney in the panel discussion at The Carter Center in Atlanta. They were joined by Marion Creekmore, author of the book “A Moment of Crisis,” about his 1994 trip with the Carters to Pyongyang. Laney said it appeared that war was certain before Carter’s trip, which demonstrated to him that |
| Posted by:Jackal |
| #10 I think Zbieg was really hoping for that "Green Belt" 'round the Soviets, though. I suspect that as much as anything prevented a good, hard whomping. |
| Posted by: eLarson 2006-10-18 15:17 |
| #9 One things that the Dhims seem particularly good at is the re-writing of history. If Jimmah had slapped the Iranians down hard, the whole trajectory of the ME would have been different. Worse you say? Worse than now? I doubt it. The ME is just waiting for the correct match to ignite. Iranian nuclear weapons, or a paticularly heinous atrocity somewhere, or an all-out war with Israel, or... |
| Posted by: SR-71 2006-10-18 14:37 |
| #8 "I am ashamed that this President is from my home state." And, no, I'm not channelling the Dixie Twits, that's me speaking from "da ATL," unfortunate home of the Carter Center. |
| Posted by: BA 2006-10-18 13:42 |
| #7 So Jimmy, you got an opinion on everything. After Kimmie had you for lunch, whaddya think he drank to celebrate with, Courvoissier or Hennessey's? |
| Posted by: tu3031 2006-10-18 13:20 |
| #6 Once Carter was considered the worst president in US history but the best ex-President. NOw he's got the worst in both categories. Amazing that the Dems gave him such a warm hug and wet kiss at the last convention. Says more about them than all the posturing and position papers possibly could. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2006-10-18 12:47 |
| #5 So war was more likely in 1994, it's 'less likely now', but it's still Bush's FaultTM sonehow? Data's positronic net would be fused trying to figure out that 'logic'. |
| Posted by: Raj 2006-10-18 12:17 |
| #4 "I have lusted in my heart for Kim Jung Il." - Jimmah |
| Posted by: mcsegeek1 2006-10-18 11:59 |
| #3 I take it back. He might be good for a snark or two. |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2006-10-18 11:54 |
| #2 It's just that nobody cares what he has to say because he was totally discredited a long, long time ago. Please, no more Jimmy. |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2006-10-18 11:41 |
| #1 Can we ban any news of Mr. ex-President Carter from the sacred scrolls of Rantburg? We'd still have freedom of speech, right? |
| Posted by: Bobby 2006-10-18 10:46 |