Posted on 05/19/2007 6:42:00 AM PDT by Aussie Dasher
FORMER US president Jimmy Carter has attacked outgoing British Prime Minister Tony Blair for his "blind" support of the Iraq war, describing it as a "major tragedy for the world".
In an interview today with BBC radio, Mr Carter was asked how he would describe Mr Blair's attitude to US President George W. Bush. He replied: "Abominable. Loyal, blind, apparently subservient.
"I think that the almost undeviating support by Great Britain for the ill-advised policies of President Bush in Iraq have been a major tragedy for the world."
Mr Blair, who arrived in Baghdad today on an unannounced visit, has suffered politically and personally since declaring his support for Mr Bush after the September 11, 2001 attacks in the United States.
His backing of the war despite massive public opposition divided his governing Labour Party while the absence of weapons of mass destruction - the basis for war - and apparent manipulation of intelligence eroded trust.
There was further discontent last year when he joined Mr Bush in refusing to back international calls on Israel to stop its bombing of Lebanon.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.com.au ...
Anyone remember the 1980 election result????
pitiful jimmy. Annoying as the weeds that keep popping up in the garden.
Carter was the worst president in memory and an even worse ex-president.
1976.
The year America went Mad and elected Alfred E. Neuman for president.
Waits for Tony to step down to do this? Coward or trying to preempt Blair from taking over the World Bank job?
Well, what do you expect from a pacifist suffering from acute dementia?
Jimmah ought to just enjoy life relaxing in Plains and leave the Foriegn Policy to the younger folk.
Jimmy Carter - Lots of class - all LOW.
What an embarassment to the world.
American enemy #1 Jimmy Carter
Two wise rules the traitor Democrats no longer follow:
1. Politics stop at the edge of the water.
2. Ex-presidents keep their mouths shut.
Oh, and a few dozen more, but those are the ones that come to mind in this case.
Something happened in 1968 and it seems as if a third of our country is brain dead. As far as I know, Jimmy Carter was not at Woodstock, but he might as well have been. His brains are fried.
In his own words. I couldn't have said it better.
Make that “silly old BUGGER”. Apologies to all.
A genuine “peanut” brain.
Reagan won the overall by almost 10 points, 50.7% to 41%, and he trounced Carter 489 to 49 in the Electoral College.
I know - but I love to be reminded!!!! :-)
The real questions to answer are: Which of these two men, Blair or Carter is the smartest? Which has access to the most current information? Which of these two moved his country forward? Which left a stronger economy? Which one allowed crazy ayatollahs to take over a country? Which one allowed terrorism on a state level to run rampant and unchecked? Which one convinced North Korea to give up nukes, lol?I’m beginning to wonder who’s blind. I don’t think it is Tony.
Jimmy Carter was, and is, a “major tragedy for the world”.
We all remember the Tehran hostages!!!
Jimmy Carter claims to be a Christian, but I notice he is getting nastier and nastier. He does like to name call and hits below the belt.
I’m anxiously waiting for Carter to lay down and die.We are planning a BBQ and kegger here at the farm when he takes the big dirt nap.Who says politics can’t be fun in this country?
Where are you? Do you mind if an Aussie joins the party?
Jimmy didn’t even know how to grow peanuts - so, with his failed presidentcy and his involvement in shady deals with the Arabs, give me a break!
a sotpped clock is correct more often than carter has been!
Jimmy Carter, you disgusting m*er-f*er...
And if I have to do jail time so be it!
Indeed. Even as a wee lad of 11 (I'm not Irish or Scottish - I just like the phrase!), I remember the absolute joy that erupted in our school when the announcement came over the loudspeaker that the hostages had been released...which was only after Sweater Boy was out of office.
You didn’t see Bush 41 and Reagan clamoring every second during the Clinton presidency.
This is just bad form here. Not only is he criticizing the current POTUS, he’s turning our allies away.
And The Great Ronald Reagan was IN!!!!!
The best Jimmah death celebrations will,I assume,be in Georgia.For you that would mean a flight from Sydney to LA and then onto Atlanta.Only about 20 hours of flying.
But you'll have a grand time when you get there!!
I read this thread, and thought Jimmy Carter had become the new leader of Zimbabwe. Inflation over 3700%!
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1835296/posts
Mate, I’ve already started!!!
Might see if I can get a direct flight from Melbourne, though.
Ooops...forgot about that Sydney-Melbourne rivalry.Kinda like the New York-LA rivalry.Well,you can get a non-stop from Mebourne to LA...at least you could a few years ago when I was on one.
Indeed. Definitely "win-win-win"...Carter out, Reagan in, hostages freed.
Jimmy has been out of the news lately and his book sales lagging. He has to do something to get press. Guess this idiotic move is it.
Blair needs to do a Fred Thompson type youtube clip basically taking Jimmy to the woodshed for screwing up the whole situation and making decades of democratic citizens and leaders around the world clean up his droppings.
Thank god Jimmy is not going to be around much longer.
Blair must have done something right to get this nut’s attention. I would be really nervous if carter had praised Blair - that would be alarming.
I expect he will live to be over a hundred with our luck.
“I expect he will live to be over a hundred with our luck.”
Think positive man ;-)
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JIMMY CARTER lives and breathes here in safety...
...while American Soldiers are being killed by Iran-made roadside bombs made possible by a Muslim takover of Iran he alone made possible by toppling the Shah of Iran’s Rule.
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For...
...the Enemy is now Within
...and always has been.
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“Carter was the worst president in memory and an even worse ex-president.”
He is consistent. Consistently wrong.
Tony Blair freely determined to boldly stand against evil. I thank Tony Blair for this intrepid decision.
Peanuts for brains, er jimmy carter cowers behind statements of dishonor and shame.
I stand against evil and carter. jimmy coward is a coward and a traitor. And if he don’t like being called traitor, then he should stop giving me a reason to do so.
If carter thinks it is that bad in Iraq. Then he should go over there and stand a post. He can fight them there or fight them here. But he won’t fight them anywhere because he sides up with the evil bastages.
That makes jimmy carter a stinkin’ traitor.
That is my attack on jimmy carter the treasonous ex-President with peanuts for brains.
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IRAN recently publically stated:
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“It’s time for the world to start imagining a world...
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...without an America in it.”
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And thus THE Battle of the 21st Century has just been enjoined.
Pray and prepare.
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The guy is an endless fountain of weapons grade stupidity.
Isn’t it time that legal action was commenced to put him away in the home for the mentally incompetent? This guy ought to be seen for the out and out traitor he is. The damage he has done to America is incalcuable. He gutted the CIA and laid the foundation which Clinton continued to make us the laughing stock of the world and 9/11 could be laid squarely at his feet.
Good grief and guddae! I wish someone would attack Jimmah Cottah for a change!
Ah, Carter and the BBC. Made for each other. Dumb and dumber.
I might go get a bottle of blue sapphire and put it on the shelf to be opened on the momentus occasion.
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