August 27, 2006
BLAIR DERANGEMENT SYNDROME
Compliant and subservient: Jimmy Carter's explosive critique of Tony Blair (John Preston and Melissa Kite, The Telegraph, August 27th, 2006)
Tony Blair's lack of leadership and timid subservience to George W Bush lie behind the ongoing crisis in Iraq and the worldwide threat of terrorism, according to the former American president Jimmy Carter."I have been surprised and extremely disappointed by Tony Blair's behaviour," he told The Sunday Telegraph.
"I think that more than any other person in the world the Prime Minister could have had a moderating influence on Washington - and he has not. I really thought that Tony Blair, who I know personally to some degree, would be a constraint on President Bush's policies towards Iraq."
In an exclusive interview, President Carter made it plain that he sees Mr Blair's lack of leadership as being a key factor in the present crisis in Iraq, which followed the 2003 invasion - a pre-emptive move he said he would never have considered himself as president.[...]
At 81, Mr Carter - the 39th American president, from 1977 to 1981, and the winner of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize - plainly has no intention of sitting on his porch and nodding quietly away as the sun goes down over his peanut farm.
There is nothing like those good old southern manners in a guest.
Posted by Peter Burnet at August 27, 2006 2:38 PMI'm sure Carter would prefer Ken Livingstone or even George Galloway.
And surely he would rather see Zarqawi running Iraq, no?
Jimmy has never met a dictator he didn't want to gratify, both publicly and privately. He is now into Ramsey Clark territory, with only John Walker Lindh to go.
Posted by: ratbert at August 27, 2006 3:07 PMCarter's "never met a dictator he couldn't love" act is a symptom of his bitter hatred of the American people for chucking him out of office. That it has festered into a hatred for all humanity is not surprising...
Posted by: M. Murcek at August 27, 2006 3:58 PMAt 81, Mr Carter - the 39th American president, from 1977 to 1981, and the winner of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize - plainly has no intention of sitting on his porch and nodding quietly away as the sun goes down over his peanut farm.
Honestly, the sun went down over President Carter's peanut farm a good 20-plus years ago...
Posted by: John at August 27, 2006 5:24 PMa pre-emptive move he said he would never have considered himself as president.[...]
That is why Jimmy was one of the worst presidents in modern U.S. history.
Posted by: pchuck at August 27, 2006 6:10 PM. . . reason #2,387.
Posted by: obc at August 27, 2006 6:26 PMDon't even get me started.
Posted by: Matt Murphy at August 27, 2006 6:36 PMHow many of you, have kicked the crap out of a rabbit, armed with only an oar, when the rabbit was in it's natural habitat, the water? Let's cut the guy some slack.
:off)
Posted by: AllenS at August 28, 2006 6:25 AMSecond Matt's comment.
Posted by: erp at August 28, 2006 8:29 AMI was always under the impression the rabbit won that encounter.
Posted by: Raoul Ortega at August 28, 2006 9:50 AMSince the Secret Service didn't shoot him, and Carter didn't get him, I think we can say the rabbit won.
Posted by: ratbert at August 28, 2006 10:02 AMEven Secret Service people can't shoot while ROTFL or in this, on the bottom of boat.
Posted by: erp at August 28, 2006 11:03 AMYou know, if the rabbit had been a member of Hezbollah, Jimmy probably would have understood and sympathized with the attack...
Posted by: John at August 28, 2006 12:17 PMI stand corrected.
Posted by: AllenS at August 28, 2006 6:08 PM