Posted on 09/13/2017 8:02:43 AM PDT by mandaladon
Former US President Jimmy Carter said the US works more like an "oligarchy than a democracy," while also lambasting Trump's “hopeless” approach to solving the Israel-Palestine issue, and the increasing tension with North Korea. The former president was speaking at a ‘Conversation with the Carters’ event at his Carter Center in Atlanta on Tuesday. He said money in politics is what makes the US more like an oligarchy – run by a small group of rich people – rather than a democracy, AP reports.
This isn’t the first time the 39th president has made such comments. In 2015, he referred to the “unlimited political bribery” that has “created a complete subversion of our political system as a payoff to major contributors.”
On escalating tensions between the US and North Korea, Carter said, “The first thing I would do is treat the North Koreans with respect.”
“I know what the North Koreans want,” he said. “What they want is a firm treaty guaranteeing North Korea that the US will not attack them or hurt them in any way, unless they attack one of their neighbors.” Carter said, “But the United States has refused to do that.”
Carter said he would send his top person to Pyongyang immediately, adding: “If I didn’t go myself.” The former president visited North Korea three times between 1994 and 2011.
"Until we're willing to talk to them and treat them with respect as human beings, which they are, then I don't think we'll make any progress," he said.
My first vote in a presidential election was for Ronald Reagan in 1980 in order to get Jimmy Carter removed from office.
Agree totally
“February”
PERFECT!
Jimmy should move to N Korea.
Coming from the “president” who gave away the Panama Canal and let the mad mullah take over Iran, a decision which is still haunting us to this day.
And...just how long did that “Peace Agreement” last?
Unfortunately, not till he assumes room temperature.
Any bombs gone off in Tel-Aviv lately?
For later reading on tin foil Thursday
Actually, the Israelis and Palestinians put that deal together themselves. The US was brought in after all the major points had been worked out and allowed to take all the credit so we would pay for it.
“My first vote in a presidential election was for Ronald Reagan in 1980 in order to get Jimmy Carter removed from office.”
What an honor that must have been.
I was in 6th grade for that election. Reagan won our mock election in class, and I still remember the bus ride home that day.
I asked the very nice bus driver who she thought was going to win the election.
Her response: “Probably Reagan. Would be better for me if Carter won, but better for the country that Reagan does.”
At least she was honest.
So this carter waste is the fool who gave away the panama canal?
Shut up, you old fool.
So, Jimma... the “peace” requires us to remove all our troops and military hardware from S Korea.
How about them peanuts??
He said money in politics is what makes the US more like an oligarchy – run by a small group of rich people – rather than a democracy, ...
Trump didn’t take their money so this does not apply.
Will this anti-Semitic lying clown ever go away?
So the guy who is largely responsible for this, yet another mess, wants to tell us how the get out of it by making it worse.
It is interesting to note that the two worst rogue states right now are ones Carter was intimately involved in making exponentially worse.
The obvious question to ask Carter is whether he would allow NK to keep their nuclear weapons. My guess is that he would be OK with it.
Shut Up! Peanut Farmer.
Jimmuh is an appeasement weasel.
Thank goodness that Carter, based upon his own domestic policy and foreign policy successes, is willing to advise President Trump.
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