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.
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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.
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.
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