The American Thinker exposes the worst American President:
…Jimmy Carter’s misguided implementation of human rights policies not only indirectly led to overthrow of the Shah of Iran, but also paved the way for loss of more than 600,000 lives, Iran’s rule by Ayatollahs, the Iran-Iraq War, Iraq’s Invasion of Kuwait and Desert Storm, the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, the Taliban, Al Qaeda, Osama bin Laden, and the mass murder of Americans and destruction of the World Trade Center towers on September 11, 2001.
Do you understand what the author is saying? Don’t you realize that Bush has stated hundreds of times that he wants to create a new order in the Middle East that embraces democracy and protects human rights? Don’t you realize that the author is making a case against the US promoting democracy and human rights with foreign policy and intervention?
The message of this article and your comments are in conflict. I don’t know where you’re coming from.
I hope you don’t mind, but I posted about some of the backhanded dealings of the Carter administration that led directly to the Middle East we see today. During my research, I discovered it went much deeper than merely Human Rights.
Stop by and see if you agree, Jimmuh, What Have You Done?
George:
Great article!
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