Posted on 08/15/2017 4:20:05 PM PDT by Enchante
ATLANTA - Former United States President Jimmy Carter released a statement Thursday after the recent comments made back and forth between United States officials and North Korea.
Here is the statement:
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"The harsh rhetoric from Washington and Pyongyang during recent months has exacerbated an already confrontational relationship between our countries, and has probably eliminated any chance of good faith peace talks between the United States and North Korea. In addition to restraining the warlike rhetoric, our leaders need to encourage talks between North Korea and other countries, especially China and Russia. The recent UN Security Council unanimous vote for new sanctions suggests that these countries could help. In all cases, a nuclear exchange must be avoided. All parties must assure North Koreans they we will forego any military action against them if North Korea remains peaceful.
"I have visited North Korea three times, and have spent more than 20 hours in discussions with their political leaders regarding important issues that affect U.S.-DPRK relations.
"In June 1994, I met with Kim Il Sung in a time of crisis, when he agreed to put all their nuclear programs under strict supervision of the International Atomic Energy Agency and to seek mutual agreement with the United States on a permanent peace treaty, to have summit talks with the president of South Korea, to expedite the recovery of the remains of American service personnel buried in his country, and to take other steps to ease tension on the peninsula. Kim Il Sung died shortly after my visit, and his successor, Kim Jong Il, notified me and leaders in Washington that he would honor the promises made by his father. These obligations were later confirmed officially in negotiations in Geneva by Robert Gallucci and other representatives of the Clinton administration.
"I returned to Pyongyang in August 2010, at the invitation of North Korean leaders, to bring home Aijalon Gomes, an American who had been detained there. My last visit to North Korea was in May 2011 when I led a delegation of Elders (former presidents of Ireland and Finland and former prime minister of Norway) to assure the delivery of donated food directly to needy people.
"During all these visits, the North Koreans emphasized that they wanted peaceful relations with the United States and their neighbors, but were convinced that we planned a preemptive military strike against their country. They wanted a peace treaty (especially with America) to replace the ceasefire agreement that had existed since the end of the Korean War in 1953, and to end the economic sanctions that had been very damaging to them during that long interim period. They have made it clear to me and others that their first priority is to assure that their military capability is capable of destroying a large part of Seoul and of responding strongly in other ways to any American attack. The influence of China in Pyongyang seems to be greatly reduced since Kim Jong Un became the North Korean leader in December 2011.
"A commitment to peace by the United States and North Korea is crucial. When this confrontational crisis is ended, the United States should be prepared to consummate a permanent treaty to replace the ceasefire of 1953. The United States should make this clear, to North Koreans and to our allies."
What a tool.
Jimmah’ is pissed that Kim backed down and the US won. He wants to see Kim succeeed
Didn’t he have a supposedly terminal brain tumor FOUR years ago?!
Do all of us a favor .... check yourself into a nursing home or die. You helped create this mess. Do you think we all have amnesia?
Carter, Clinton x 2, Obama, Kerry, Biden, et al. allowed North Korea to get to where they are today.
Now Jimmy’s “solution” is to let the Norks go their merry way and give them anything they ask for.
NK is HIS freaking fault..!
Worse than appeaser Chamberlin, good God you’d think he’d right now be on a small island, ducking reporters and staying out of sight.
Ditto Albright.
Yeah, sure. Jimmuah’s intervention in 1994 gave NK the breathing room they needed to develop their nuclear program. But somehow that’s an “achievement” to him.
Right. Get the UN involved? Another hostage crisis Jimmah? didn’t you do enough damage? At least you are no longer the worse POTUS in history. Obama clearly beats you there.
Scary to think this guy was actually President of the United States. Those were the darkest four years of my life.
Yet another past president (small p intended) that can’t stay out of it. president “gas lines” has all the answers.
Who lost Iran?
Amy’s kid giving grandpa advice?
You know the old saying that ‘only the good die young’. HillyBilly should each live to a ripe old age, as should Bathhouse Barree.
As if anyone gives a shi...er...Obama about this loser.
Inthink that Annapolis should have a wall of shame.
Peanut Man and McCrash should be the two there.
This man is supposed to have been one of our most intelligent presidents??!
STFU you meddling senile old fool.
We’ll put The Worm right on it, highest priority.
Well at least Kim Jong Illlll didn’t think Maddy Albright was the cleaning lady! (that actually happened during the Bosnian negotiations)
Jimmah is ready to kiss KJU’s ass and surrender.
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