Jimmy Carter plans trip to Venezuela

American Thinker ^ | 03/01/2014 | Thomas Lifson

[SeekAndFind]

What could go wrong? A lot, if you consider the former peanut farmer and president’s last intervention in Venezuela.

Joshua Goodman of AP reports on Carter’s expressed interest in going to Caracas:

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter is expressing concern about Venezuela's escalating political crisis and wants to meet with leaders on both sides in an upcoming trip.

Carter, a mediator of past political conflict in the deeply polarized South American nation, made the offer in private letters he sent this week to President Nicolas Maduro and opposition leader Henrique Capriles.

Expressing "grave concern" about the loss of life in recent protests and the risk of more conflict ahead, Carter in the letter to Capriles said that for dialogue aimed at easing tensions to succeed both sides must "send signals of their willingness to alleviate the present state of tension."

For the opposition, that means making clear its commitment to act within constitutional limits and strongly reject violence, the Nobel peace laureate wrote. In turn the government must guarantee the right to peaceful protest and impartial justice for jailed protesters.

"It is difficult for elected officials from opposition parties to resolve differences when they feel threatened and persecuted," Carter wrote.

[Slings and Arrows]

> What could go wrong?

He might come back.

[vette6387]

“Carter, a mediator of past political conflict in the deeply polarized South American nation, made the offer in private letters he sent this week to President Nicolas Maduro and opposition leader Henrique Capriles.”

I guess this senile old bastard is still trying to salvage his disastrous presidency. I’m hoping he goes there and gets involved in some life threatening deal and somehow doesn’t make it back.

[tet68]

“It is difficult for elected officials from opposition parties to resolve differences when they feel threatened and persecuted,” Carter wrote.

Why yes Jimma, we here at the Tea Party have noticed
the threats and persecution directed towards us from
the current administation yet we are resolved to
stand firm in our defense of what we believe is right
and just.

Try not to look too much the fool on your trip, it
makes us appear weak. Ok?

[GeronL]

Jimm-ay!

Time to go home, Jimm-ay!

[MasterGunner01]

Why would El Presidente Nicolas Maduro need this old fool — Jimmy Carter from Plains, GA — to help him murder Venezuelans? Maduro’s police and para-military thugs are perfectly capable of murdering their own countrymen.