Posted on 08/12/2005 2:48:12 PM PDT by jeepgal
KINGS BAY, Georgia (Reuters) - The 2003 invasion of Iraq was a mistake that has boosted the ranks and morale of extremist Islamic groups and made them a greater threat to U.S. interests, former President Jimmy Carter said on Friday.
"We have not lessened the strength of terrorists around the world and have not lessened but have increased both the number and the fervor and the organizational capabilities of terrorists," Carter said in a news conference at this U.S. naval base in southeastern Georgia.
Carter, the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002 and one of the fiercest U.S. critics of the war in Iraq, added that he was opposed to a sudden withdrawal of U.S. troops "because it would lead to a "debacle" in the Middle Eastern nation.
Carter's comments came one day after President George W. Bush rejected calls for a quick pullout. Bush, who is vacationing at his ranch in Texas, said a premature withdrawal would betray the Iraqis just as they are being trained to defend themselves and eventually take over from U.S. soldiers.
More than 1,800 U.S. soldiers have been killed since a U.S.-led coalition invaded Iraq in the spring of 2003, toppling Saddam Hussein from power.
Carter was in Kings Bay, Georgia, to tour the U.S.S. Jimmy Carter, a newly commissioned nuclear submarine. Carter, a former Navy submarine officer, and his wife, Rosalynn, spent Thursday night on the submerged vessel.
I think Jimmy also supported Daniel Ortega in Nicaragua and recently "certified" the election of Chavez in Venezuela. Jimmy is the #1 supporter of every commie dictator in the world. I wonder how much he loves Bad Bob Mugabe in Zimbabwe? No doubt he thinks the problems there are the result of British Colonialism in Rhodesia. Traitorous scum bag. The hottest corner of hell is not bad enough for Carter.
CC
... so here's Jimmy Carter's worst nightmare with a pancake on its head.
Why don't he just eat a peanut and STFU.
Shouldn't Carter be doing work he's suited for? Like scheduling tennis court time for his "staff"?
IMHO, he lost all credibility with his bungled "rescue" of our diplomats, long held hostage in Iran.
What kind of fool would launch a military operation AFTER depriving that operation of its "margin-of-error"?
Shameless...
Yep; plus he must've taken a few too many of those "Little Liver Pills" of his...
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