I wouldn't have this DVD if someone gave it to me.

But he did visit Newcastle Upon Tyne.

I wasn't alive while Carter was in office; however, as a student of history I think Jimmy Carter is a misunderstood man. He might not have been the most accomplished President in American history but he knew a thing or two about world politics as his track record shows. Unlike the current incompetent who I wouldn’t trust to tell me the time President Carter never led the U.S. into an unnecessary war like Bush has.  Carter inherited an American economy that was in decline during the 1970s and in President Ford’s administration. People can criticize President Carter for his reaction to the Iran Hostage Crisis but there was a rescue attempt which I am aware that failed. Even though he is known for his handling of this crisis it’s not like President Carter just sat by and did nothing. Had Bush been in office during this crisis undoubtedly his dimwittedness would have brought about war with Iran, and possibly sparked conflict with the Soviets. I’m sure that we could have turned to Saddam as during the 70s and 80s we viewed Iraq as an ally against Iran and because they didn’t pursue a Communist agenda. It’s funny how history works.

The 1970s was an era of detente (easing of tensions) between the Soviet Union and the United States and it is important to note the work President Carter did for easing tensions between the two super powers. President Carter and Soviet Premier Leonid Breznev both signed the SALT II treaties which limited nuclear arms and military spending between the two. To me that is a pretty significant  Presidential accomplishment and a significant step forward during the Cold War. It should also be mentioned that President Carter helped stabilize tensions between Israel and Egypt as in 1978 the leaders of both previously warring nations signed a peace treaty thus stabilizing relations. Once again that is pretty significant and much more so then anything President Bush has done.

Even though President Carter wasn’t the most accomplished American President, he does have some successes. From my observations he was an honest, affable, and down to earth man who was the dark horse winner of the 1976 election. I admire the humanitarian work he has done since he has been in office as he champions causes like Israeli-Palestinian peace. His criticism of American policies during the Bush administration makes him a true American who is unafraid to express a dissenting opinion during these historical times. With that said, spare President Carter some of the criticism and look at his accomplishments which to me are significant. I’ll definitely check out this DVD so I can gain a greater perspective.

From Michael Moore's "documentaries" to this...gotta love how the American left has basically turned this genre into fantasy/fiction.

Lincoln6Echo wrote: Chris Johnson wrote: [quote=Emil Ryderup wrote]now USA just look like a big asshole.
I blame George W. Bush for that. Never liked him, never voted for him either.

Yeah, that forcing of freedom and democracy on people around the world sure is an assholic thing to do.

No it’s quite an imperialistic thing to do. Spreading OUR arrogance and our better ways to those heathens much like the Europeans did within Africa and we did to the American Indians in order to fulfill the Manifest Destiny is a grand idea devoid of criticism.

Quote: He might not have been the most accomplished President in American history but he knew a thing or two about world politics as his track record shows.

No...he knew nothing of world politics.  He blames his own country and its only real ally in the Middle East for every ill in the world.

Even though Israel is America’s main ally in the region, one cannot turn a blind eye toward Israeli aggressions and their approachment of Palestinian lands on the West Bank. Not to mention a security wall is built to maintain security but one can compare it to apartheid between the Israeli’s and Palestinians. I applaud how progress is starting to come about in Israel but Hamas controlling Gaza is such a huge problem. As you saw last week with people from Gaza flooding into Egypt to buy basic living supplies. Criticism of American or Israeli policy doesn’t make you unpatriotic rather one is embracing the tenets of democracy by exercising your right to speak freely. Carter’s ideas aren’t anti-Semitic rather they are honest and offer a differing viewpoint that should be heard.
Quote: Unlike the current incompetent who I wouldn’t trust to tell me the time President Carter never led the U.S. into an unnecessary war like Bush has.

Unnecessary?  OK, go ahead, Pres. Lumumba, you leave a dictator in power that has control over a good portion of the world's energy source, that tortures and kills his own people, that threatens his neighbors, and saber rattles against your country.  And let's not forget that it was Saddam that launched the war against Iran.  So yeah...by all means, we should have left Saddam in power...because...after all in a Pres. Lumumba world, removing an asshole like that is "unnecessary".

While I can’t condone the methods and the ways of Saddam Hussein it is important to remember that during the Iran-Iraq war the United States viewed Saddam Hussein as an ally. The previous Bush administration could have stayed the course and overthrown Saddam back in ’91 but because they didn’t want to engage in a costly rebuilding program they didn’t and left things up to the Iraqis. After American soldiers left Saddam crushed his opposition and used chemical warfare on the Kurds while we celebrated a mission accomplished in the States. Despite Saddam’s faults he was better for Iraq then what is going on now. Iraq is too religiously divided between the Kurds, Sunnis, and Shiites and Saddam managed that by remaining secular and ruling with an iron fist. Overly aggressive American foreign policy turned a middle eastern ally into Adolf Hitler. America should stop spreading arrogant Christian values to a region that embraces Islam. This is a leading reason why Islamic fundamentalist terrorists dislike western institutions.

Quote: Had Bush been in office during this crisis undoubtedly his dimwittedness would have brought about war with Iran, and possibly sparked conflict with the Soviets.

Good.  It's ashame that war wasn't started then.  We wouldn't be talking about a nuclear Iran now would we?

I disagree with the concept of going to war with Iran then and now. In 1979, Shah Reza Pahlevi was overthrown by revolting Iranians who disliked his pro-western approach. In a 1953 CIA coup we placed the Shah in power only because the U.S. had interests in the region. Iran doesn’t want an American influence interfering with their politics so it is my belief that we should stay out and respect their cultural differences. A war with Iran would be much bloodier and costlier then the present-day conflict in Iraq.

Quote: I’m sure that we could have turned to Saddam as during the 70s and 80s we viewed Iraq as an ally against Iran and because they didn’t pursue a Communist agenda. It’s funny how history works.

No, we sided with Saddam because he was the "enemy of our enemy".   Simple as that.  

I agree but don’t forget to acknowledge that he was anti-communist and the U.S. was searching for any allies it could get during the Cold War.

Quote: The 1970s was an era of detente (easing of tensions) between the Soviet Union and the United States and it is important to note the work President Carter did for easing tensions between the two super powers.

Bulls**t...he submitted to the Soviets.  While Reagan said, "nyah, uh...the world doesn't need to pander to the Soviets, we need to end them."

While I do give President Reagan credit for <b>helping</b> end the Cold War due to increased spending on arms (Star Wars) I never will credit him for ending the Cold War single-handedly. To me the leading reasons the Soviet Union collapsed was due to the fact that the Communist System was collapsing from within and Gorbachev’s policies of glasnost and perestroika. Also Soviet countries were revolting against the system as in Poland and in Czechslovkia. In the early years of President Reagan’s administration, the United States took an aggressive stance to combat the Soviet Union where a nuclear war between the two seemed possible especially during the war game Operation Able Archer (1983) and when he disengaged from the SALT conferences to limit nuclear arsenals. Reagan was a warhawk and his policies brought us to the brink of a nuclear holocaust.

Quote: President Carter and Soviet Premier Leonid Breznev both signed the SALT II treaties which limited nuclear arms and military spending between the two. To me that is a pretty significant  Presidential accomplishment and a significant step forward during the Cold War. It should also be mentioned that President Carter helped stabilize tensions between Israel and Egypt as in 1978 the leaders of both previously warring nations signed a peace treaty thus stabilizing relations. Once again that is pretty significant and much more so then anything President Bush has done.

More Kum-Bah-Yah s**t....  You don't defeat evil by pandering to it...you do it by fighting it...thankfully, something Reagan and Bush 41 & 43 understands clearly.

Violence is always the answer just ask Hutu’s and the Tutsi’s in Rwanda. While you're at it give a call to the victims of the Khmer Rouge.

While we have fundamental political disagreements, you take a realistic approach and I take more of a liberal approach I respect your viewpoints. Dissent is healthy and is at the core of our democracy.

Dave Brock wrote: Lumumba wrote:

Violence is always the answer just ask...
...ALL the Jews alive today who wouldn't be.

And as we see in Kenya, African's need know 'imperialist' around to feel the need to hack each other's arms off and burn them alive if they are of the 'wrong' tribe.


Carter just won 'American Dhimmi of the Year' for the 2nd year running for his lovely 'lie down on your back and wiggle your feet in the air'  attitude to Jihadist threats and plans for global supremacy.
What a guy!

Political liberals...evil's best and fluffiest friends.
Hitler sure missed you guys.

I hope you picked up on my sarcasm related to violence but it sounds like you didn't. As I recall both Roosevelt and Truman were both on the liberal side and it was under Roosevelt's administration that the Manhattan Project was undertaken and the nuclear bomb was dropped on Nagasaki and Hiroshima under Truman. What a bunch of candy ass fluffs. Your point about Africa and Kenya doesn't make too much sense.

Stubby wrote: Ted Kennedy campaigned against him for the 1980 democratic nomination knowing he was vulnerable to just about any republican opponent

Uncle Teddy campaigned against him?  Wow, I didn't know that, but then again, I was only in the 2nd Grade during the 1980 Election.  Gee, you must be a pretty bad President when you got your own party leaders running against you during your second term election.

Quote: While I can’t condone the methods and the ways of Saddam Hussein it is important to remember that during the Iran-Iraq war the United States viewed Saddam Hussein as an ally.

Yeah, like I said, we sided with Saddam then because he was "the enemy of our enemy" of Iran which as we know took America hostage for over a year under Carter.  Just as we sided with the Soviets during WWII against Nazi Germany.

Quote: The previous Bush administration could have stayed the course and overthrown Saddam back in ’91 but because they didn’t want to engage in a costly rebuilding program they didn’t and left things up to the Iraqis.

I was severely disappointed back then that we didn't finish the job.  We had 500K troops there and could have easily done the job we're doing now.

Quote: After American soldiers left Saddam crushed his opposition and used chemical warfare on the Kurds while we celebrated a mission accomplished in the States.

And who was President then?  Clinton for the most part.  And then not to mention the debacle in Somalia in '93.  So just like under the dismal Carter Admin, Clinton's Admin was no better when it came to foreign policy.  Always wanting to pull out of conflicts, but not out of White House interns.

Quote: Despite Saddam’s faults he was better for Iraq then what is going on now. Iraq is too religiously divided between the Kurds, Sunnis, and Shiites and Saddam managed that by remaining secular and ruling with an iron fist.

Yeah, living with an iron boot on your neck is always better than free will.  Boy...I wouldn't want to live in your world.

Quote: Overly aggressive American foreign policy turned a middle eastern ally into Adolf Hitler.

Oh com'on...Saddam was an asshole from the very beginning.  We knew he was a b*****d in the '80s, but we always said that "he was our b*****d".

Quote: America should stop spreading arrogant Christian values to a region that embraces Islam.

Yeah, those 'arrogant' Christian values....ones that value life and free will, over Islam which is more or less a Death Cult that decapitates people for things that aren't even illegal in Western Society.

Quote: This is a leading reason why Islamic fundamentalist terrorists dislike western institutions.

Oh boy...I'm not gonna lose any sleep over that one.  So what you're saying is exactly what Bush has always said..."they hate us for our freedom".  Well done.

Gabe Powers wrote: Jesus f**king Christ.

Have to blame Jesus and Allah too.hahahahaa

Political arguments here of all places...the horror...the horror.

Gabe Powers wrote: I'm all for political arguments and discussions, but I can't fathom yelling matches. The louder and more angry you are, the more your voice is heard apparently.

Totally agree with you.