US should disarm first, says ex-US President Carter (Level Red Barf Alert!!!)

The Times of India ^ | November 16 2002 | AFP

[knighthawk]

WASHINGTON: Former US president Jimmy Carter, this year's Nobel Peace Prize winner, called on Friday for disarmament by the United States, which has taken the lead in urging such countries as North Korea and Iraq to destroy their weapons of mass destruction.

"One of the things that the United States government has not done is to try to comply with and enforce international efforts targeted to prohibit the arsenals of biological weapons that we ourselves have," Carter said on CNN's Larry King Live programme broadcast late Friday.

He also called for more stringent efforts by Washington "to reduce and enforce the agreement to eliminate chemical weapons, and the same way with nuclear weapons."

"The major powers need to set an example," Carter said, as the United States confronts Iraq over its possession of such banned weapons.

"Quite often the big countries that are responsible for the peace of the world set a very poor example for those who might hunger for the esteem or the power or the threats that they can develop from nuclear weapons themselves," the former US president continued.

"I don't have any doubt that it's that kind of atmosphere that has led to the nuclearisation, you might say, of India and Pakistan," he said.

Carter, who will receive the Nobel prize on December 10 in Oslo, Norway for his efforts in seeking negotiated settlements to head off violent conflict, also noted that the United States gives only one one-thousandth of its gross national product for international assistance, while the average European country gives four times as much.

"For every time an American gives a dollar, a citizen of Norway gives 17 dollars," he said.

"Foreign aid in this country has a bad name, but in other countries, it's a right thing for the government to do. And that's where we at the Carter Center quite often have to turn," the former president said, referring to the Atlanta-based Carter Center he founded some 20 years ago, and which now operates humanitarian projects in 65 countries.

Carter also said the United States has given many nations around the world cause for resentment and scorn.

"There is a sense that the United States has become too arrogant, too dominant, too self-centered, proud of our wealth, believing that we deserve to be the richest and most powerful and influential nation in the world," the 78-year-old former president said.

"I think they feel that we don't really care about them, which is quite often true."

[JoeSixPack1]

Not only did we go metric, we make up an non-existant metric system to fit the DC boneheads regulations!

Back in the peanut days of billybeer and 24% mortgage rates, hand tool manufacturers were the only ones makin money!

If Carter had his way, we'd be on the whitworth scale.

I think Carter ate too much radiation back in his Nuclear Sub days and his brain mutated.

[Larry381]

"For every time an American gives a dollar, a citizen of Norway gives 17 dollars,"

Stupidity knows no national boundaries.

[JCG]

Jimma is another socialist nailing his own coffin.

The "Habitat For Humanity" we'll all have if we listen to Jimma.

America's Fifth Column ... watch Steve Emerson/PBS documentary JIHAD! In America
New Link: Download 8 Mb zip file here (60 minute video)

[Tripleplay]

My taxes pay for the USA military, which protects the world. Norwegians would now be speaking Russian if USA wealth was not redistributed for the last 50 years to protect Norway and every other minority country in the world.

[crz]

He is on my wizzing distance...I wouldnt wiz on him with high test gasoline...well maybe I would.
This man is the most assinine stupid idiotic loser I have ever seen. And the Nationalist Socialist Democratic party wonders why nobody likes anyone in it?

[FreedomPoster]

>>Back in the peanut days of billybeer and 24% mortgage rates,

Ah, yes I remember the housemates in college covering the coffee table in BillyBeer empties. I also remember buying our first house in 12/83. Ronnie had of course been in office for 3 years, was doing all he could, but rates were still at around *13%* for a 30-year-fixed-rate mortgage. Try wrapping your amortization spreadsheets around that, any of you youngsters.

Normally, I am quite proud to say I am a Georgia Tech grad. Right now, Jimmy is all over the cover of the alumni magazine that just came in the mail. I wanted to hurl when I saw it. I guess one can generally understand a university wanting to play up an association with a former President, but I wish thay'd taken a pass.

[The Wizard]

thank God this guy is only building homes now

[BigWaveBetty]

Book: Carter, Democrats Asked Soviets to Stop Reagan, Sway U.S. Elections

[JoeSixPack1]

My first attempt at a home purchase was a disaster (1979). 18.4% and they kept saying it was a special rate and wouldn't last long. They were correct.

New cars had tripled in price since my first new one ('72). Imports ruled the market, Harley-Davidson was tanked, the biggest moron on TV was the new big screen idol (travolta), and little people like me discovered a place called "IRAN". No wonder everyone was coked out.

Thanks Jimma.....

[M Kehoe]

We are at war and Carter wants us to disarm? He must have had a major head injury no one knows about.

5.56mm

[abclily]

Another president succumbs to Alzheimers. So sad. Why do idiots keep interviewing him?

[FreedomPoster]

>>thank God this guy is only building homes now

About 10-12 years ago, I was walking into the Home Depot on Peachtree Industrial, and Jimmy and a couple of Secret Service agents were walking out. I said something like "hello, Mr. President", and he said "hello" back and waved. My son, then 5 or so, was with me, so it was neat from that aspect, for him to see a former President like that.

If Jimmy would stick to building Habitat homes and shut his trap on U.S. foreign policy, the world would be a much better place.

[CROSSHIGHWAYMAN]

There is a sense that the United States has become too arrogant, too dominant, too self-centered, proud of our wealth, believing that we deserve to be the richest and most powerful and influential nation in the world," the 78-year-old former president said.

This guy is retarded at best!!

Americans work hard and play hard and if need be.......fight hard.

The rest of the world looks to the US as a role model.

Only the political and religious wackos fear us.

[q_an_a]

LIke Pelosi, Carter can not stop telling Amercia what is wrong. They are both going to help change the way people see politics for the next 10 years. Let him rant.

[corlorde]

LMAO!

[vannrox]

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"...Carter, who will receive the Nobel prize on December 10 in Oslo, Norway for his efforts in seeking negotiated settlements to head off violent conflict, also noted that the United States gives only one one-thousandth of its gross national product for international assistance, while the average European country gives four times as much.

"For every time an American gives a dollar, a citizen of Norway gives 17 dollars," he said. .."

THis comparison is so out of reality. It is not like comparing apples to apples...or even apples to oranges....My Gosh, it's not even like comparing fruit to vegitables. It is like comparing apples to the ball bearing support mount in an aircraft wheel well.


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[gitmo]

I hear he's a nominee for the Nobel Suicide Prize now.

[JoeSixPack1]

You mean apples and "trunions"<-- (aircraft wheel support)

[Rummyfan]

Another Tech grad and when that magazine shows up here it's straight to the circular file and a letter off to the GTAA about donations and cessation of same!

[rabidralph]

How did this POS get into the Naval Academy?!