December 07, 2005
Carter warns cadets we'll never leave Iraq Top leadership sees long-term stay, he says
By Greg Bruno Times Herald-Record gbruno@th-record.com
West Point - Despite assurances from the Bush administration that American troops might begin withdrawing from Iraq next year, former President Jimmy Carter said yesterday that he had serious doubts whether the United States military will ever completely leave the war-torn country.
During a brief stop at the U.S. Military Academy yesterday to promote his newest best-seller, "Our Endangered Values," Carter said leaders in Washington need to level with the American people.
"There has never been a single declaration among the higher levels of government now that we ever intend to withdraw completely our military forces from Iraq," Carter told reporters.
"My belief, and it may be erroneous ... is that the top leadership in this country intends 20 years from now, 50 years from now, we'll still have a major military presence in Iraq."
But Carter wasn't at West Point to ponder his - or the nation's - past failings. Instead, he spoke of repairing the country's tattered image and looking ahead to when America "will raise high again the banner" of peace and human rights.
First Al Franken; now this loser.
I served my first 4 years in the Army with this piece of garbage as Commander In Chief.
You have to pity someone as bitter as the Peanut Guy. It's too bad we're such a decent nation. He should be locked away until his demise.
I honestly think bitterness is what's driving Skerry and Dean, too. They are just despicable.
gotta run. I'll try to check back in before I leave.
Ack!! What an *ss.
Let me see....peanut man...can we list the countries where we are still in 20-50 years later?
Let's pull out...now. Doing so would show how hypocritcal you and your buddies are. I say pull out of those countries...and let the whining begin.
Did you know we were in the service together?
I was in from 1975-1979.
Good Morning!
Carter's pathetic. And his book is titled, Endangered Values?
That's the funniest damn thing I've heard in a long time.
I spent 4 of my 32 years in the Army under this piece of garage, too! It was disgusting!