Wise words from President Carter

[SherriMunnerlyn]

He's not a fool. We can punish Assad for using chem weapons ... assuming he did so. But either the Shia'a or Sunnis will win in Syria. And, even then, it's only a battle in the religious intolerance wars. Carter's right that the only "solution" is finding a way for the sunnis and shiaa to coexist. Bushii failed in Iraq. Obama is failing as well. I'm not sure the US can be the catalyst for peace.

The problem is assumption. Assuming is when you attack Syria without knowing whether or not Assad actually used chemical weapons or not is dangerous. Bush II did not fail in Iraq either, although he went in on faulty intelligence, he did kill off Saddam Hussein, a man who gassed thousands of Kurds and was indeed responsible for using chemical weapons on his own people. Given that the Shia'a and Sunnis are enemies, and given that they have gone to war with one another multiple times, having them coexist is impossible. If Carter wasn't able to successfully negotiate the Iranian hostage crisis, then what makes you think he could help make two mortal enemies make peace?

Bush the destroyer!

Saddam used Chemical Weapons on Iranians during the 1980's while receiving support from his pal, Ronnie Raygun. Later in 1988 he used it on the Iraqi Kurds too. The Reagan administration knew. Here's an interesting read on what allegedly happened.

Exclusive: CIA Files Prove America Helped Saddam as He Gassed Iran - By Shane Harris and Matthew M. Aid | Foreign Policy

US Companies sold him the components to make chemical weapons with. WE provided him factory plans to facilitate the making of the chemical weapons . AND we even supplied him with an Engineer from Texas to help him make those chemical weapons.

 

[BlindBoo]

The problem is assumption. Assuming is when you attack Syria without knowing whether or not Assad actually used chemical weapons or not is dangerous. Bush II did not fail in Iraq either, although he went in on faulty intelligence, he did kill off Saddam Hussein, a man who gassed thousands of Kurds and was indeed responsible for using chemical weapons on his own people. Given that the Shia'a and Sunnis are enemies, and given that they have gone to war with one another multiple times, having them coexist is impossible. If Carter wasn't able to successfully negotiate the Iranian hostage crisis, then what makes you think he could help make two mortal enemies make peace?

Bush the destroyer!

Saddam used Chemical Weapons on Iranians during the 1980's while receiving support from his pal, Ronnie Raygun. Later in 1988 he used it on the Iraqi Kurds too. The Reagan administration knew. Here's an interesting read on what allegedly happened.

Exclusive: CIA Files Prove America Helped Saddam as He Gassed Iran - By Shane Harris and Matthew M. Aid | Foreign Policy

US Companies sold him the components to make chemical weapons with. WE provided him factory plans to facilitate the making of the chemical weapons . AND we even supplied him with an Engineer from Texas to help him make those chemical weapons.

All the allies got in on the action. Companies from Germany, France, UK, Canada all were selling duel use technology and/or supplies to the Iraqis.

 

[TooTall]

Wise words from President Carter

"War may sometimes be a necessary evil. But it is always an evil, never a good. We will not learn how to live together in peace by killing each other's children."


"The chemical attack in Syria should be a catalyst to end hostilities and urgently find a political solution."


Wise words from President Carter which should be ringing in the ears of world leaders as they debate how to act in Syria.

By Richard Branson. Founder of Virgin Group

Carter said that and Obama said this:

QUESTION: “[W]ould you be willing to meet separately, without precondition, during the first year of your administration, in Washington or anywhere else, with the leaders of Iran, Syria, Venezuela, Cuba and North Korea, in order to bridge the gap that divides our countries?”
OBAMA: I would. And the reason is this, that the notion that somehow not talking to countries is punishment to them — which has been the guiding diplomatic principle of this [the Bush] administration — is ridiculous.
(APPLAUSE)
Now, Ronald Reagan and Democratic presidents like JFK constantly spoke to Soviet Union at a time when Ronald Reagan called them an evil empire. And the reason is because they understood that we may not trust them and they may pose an extraordinary danger to this country, but we had the obligation to find areas where we can potentially move forward.
And I think that it is a disgrace that we have not spoken to them. We’ve been talking about Iraq — one of the first things that I would do in terms of moving a diplomatic effort in the region forward is to send a signal that we need to talk to Iran and Syria because they’re going to have responsibilities if Iraq collapses.
Patterico's Pontifications » Obama 2008: We Need to Talk to Syria and Iran

 

[blackhawk]

The words sound good in theory the problem with it is turning the other cheek with some people accomplishes nothing but getting you hit in that one to. The reality is force is sometimes the only thing that has any impact on some.

 

[freedombecki]

He was begged to take the energy crisis seriously and lead the transition to a less petrol-intensive energy future.

Only by idiots who thought "Synthetic Fuels" was a great idea.
<P>And "Windfall Profits" taxes. LOL!

What synthetic fuels?

He's flailing.

I wonder if he'll mention Reagan removing the solar panels that Carter put up?

Maybe his first lady didn't like them when she caught a cold.