Carter criticizes Blair's government as too complaint with U.S. policies

International Herald Tribune ^ | Sep 14,, 2006 | AP

[wouldntbprudent]

LONDON Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter criticized the British government on Thursday for quickly adopting controversial policies of the Bush administration regarding the Iraq war and the Israel-Hezbollah conflict.

"I've been really disappointed in the apparent subservience of the British government's policies related to many of the serious mistakes that have been originated in Washington," Carter said in an interview BBC-TV's news show "Nightline."

In the past, Carter said, British governments had used a "strong voice" to help shape joint U.S.-British policies as part of the long-standing special relationship between two of the world's greatest democracies.

But under Prime Minister Tony Blair, Carter said, "no matter what kind of radical or ill-advised policy that's proposed from the White House, it seems to me, that almost automatically the government of Great Britain would adopt the same policy, without exerting its influence in the Middle East peace process in the case of the Lebanese-Israeli war in the recent or past, and certainly in the ill-advised abandonment of the war against terrorism to substitute the war in Iraq."

[groanup]

[SHOOT THE MOON bat]

I think Jimmy Carter has forgotten he is an American. He seems to think he's some kind of world citizen, way above us all.

[IncPen]

ping for the photos

[A CA Guy]

Can't Jimmy do us all a favor and die soon from a disease?

This guy really says and does lots of things against the interest of our soldiers, country and allies.
He emboldens terror and gave birth on his watch to the misery index and the term DEATH TO AMERICA.

[Ilky Hucktar]

I'm pretty sure I remember a story about Jimmah Peanut "declining" to meet a group of anti-Castro activists so as not to irritate the bearded tyrant. Compliance with tyranny, there.

[Ilky Hucktar]

That was during a visit to Cuber after he thankfully left office, of course.

[cripplecreek]

Well his whining just never gets old does it.

[wouldntbprudent]

And then Jimmuh's yapping here, too---

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1701627/posts

[KevinB]

Come think of it, he was the most class-less president too.

He's not the most classless president we've ever had as that title is reserved for BJ Clinton. He is, however, the most incompetent president we've ever had.

[mkjessup]

If anyone needed any evidence that God has a sense of humor, His allowing James Earl Carter Jr. to continue breathing oxygen and spewing his absurdities ought to be proof enough.

[billhilly]

Would someone please tell goober that the gong show ended during his embarassing presidency, and give him the hook?

[JustaDumbBlonde]

Dear Jimmy Carter,

Sincerely,
JADB

[wjcsux]

Carter is the most class-less former president we have ever had. Come think of it, he was the most class-less president too.
I still have my vote in for Blowjob Clinton. Jimmah is real, real close! The big problem is that all RATS are so sleazy its difficult to distinguish between them.

[SkyDancer]

Will he just go away and build his houses ... he's an embarrasment to the US and himself ... he's beyond idiot ...

[wjcsux]

The highpoint of Carter's "Presidency".

[BlueNgold]

Does this man live in some Bizarro world where his failures in handling Middle East relations didn't cause him to lose the presidency in a landslide?

[DoughtyOne]

Well if it isn't the puddle of spit president. We haven't heard from him in what, minutes?

Jimmy, don't I hear the nursing home staff calling...

"Yeah, I was a President. Honest!" "Sure Mr. Carter, now bend over so we can give you this suppository."

[Hawthorn]

How low can this creep creep?

[INSENSITIVE GUY]

Jimmy needs to stick to building those crack houses!

[FreeRep]

Carter presided over the worst economy since World War II and his meddling in foreign affairs has cost America dearly. He said North Korea's Kim Il-Sung was "vigorous and intelligent" and he likes Hugo Chavez.