Say what you will about Former President Jimmy Carter, but he always told us the truth, unlike the current resident of the White House. Carter is still not afraid to speak the truth. In interviews with the Arkansas Democrat and the BBC, Carter had a few choice comments about Bush and his lapdog, Tony Blair.
About Bush:
"I think as far as the adverse impact on the nation around the world, this administration has been the worst in history."
"The overt reversal of America's basic values as expressed by previous administrations, including George H. W. Bush and Ronald Reagan and Richard Nixon and others, has been the most disturbing to me."
"We now have endorsed the concept of pre-emptive war where we go to war with another nation militarily, even though our own security is not directly threatened, if we want to change the regime there, or if we fear that sometime in the future our security might be endangered."
"For the first time since Israel was founded, we've had zero peace talks to try to bring a resolution of differences in the Middle East. That's a radical departure from the past."
When asked what he thought about Blair:
"Abominable. Loyal, blind, apparently subservient."
"I think that the almost undeviating support by Great Britain for the ill-advised policies by President Bush in Iraq have been a major tragedy for the world."
"One of the defenses of the Bush administration in America and worldwide...has been 'OK we must be more correct in our actions than the world thinks because Great Britain is backing us.'"
"I think the combination of Bush and Blair giving their support to this tragedy in Iraq has strengthened the effort and has made opposition less effective and has prolonged the war and increased the tragedy that has resulted."
Wouldn't it be nice to have an honest president again? One that would tell us the truth, even when we didn't want to hear it. President Carter may have had his faults (and who doesn't?), but lying and warmongering weren't among them.
I believe Carter is right. Bush truly is the worst president in our history.
