Iraq invasion subverts fight against terrorism: Carter

Xinhua ^ | 8/30/06 | Xinhua

[freedom44]

LONDON, Aug 27 (Xinhua) -- Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter said the Iraq invasion had subverted the fight against terrorism and instead strengthened al-Qaeda and the recruitment of terrorists, according to a British paper report on Sunday.

In an exclusive interview with The Sunday Telegraph newspaper, Carter said that if he had still been president, he would never have considered invading Iraq in 2003.

"However, I wouldn't have excluded going into Afghanistan, because I think we had to strike at Al-Qaeda and its leadership," he said.

"But then, to a major degree, we abandoned the anti-terrorist effort and went almost unilaterally with the Great Britain into Iraq," he said.

"My own personal opinion is that the Iraqi people are not better off as a result of the invasion and people in America and the Great Britain are not safer," he added.

Carter, 81, was the 39th U.S. president, from 1977 to 1981, and the winner of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize.

"We now have a situation where America is so unpopular overseas that even in countries like Egypt and Jordan, our approval ratings are less than five percent," he said, "It is a shameful and pitiful state of affairs."

[freedom44]

When will Jimmy shutup? Maybe we wouldn't be in this situation if it wasn't for your 1979 folly there pinhead.

[theBuckwheat]

Carter subverts fight against terrorism.

[roses of sharon]

Go to hell Carter.

[Abathar]

Hey Jimmy - STFU!

[MPJackal]

My kids use to do the same thing when they were little. When caught being naughty, they would try to distract attention from their misdeeds.

Grow up Jimmy, this is the result of your idiocy.

[Dilbert San Diego]

I wonder how many people care about what Jimmy thinks..........

[Andy from Beaverton]

Who would Osama Vote for? Carter or Bush?

[threeleftsmakearight]

As if he even cares about fighting terrorists...

[Gay State Conservative]

Filthy pig.Even Clinton's behaving more responsibly these days than is that worthless piece of excrement.

[Edgerunner]

At least he is consistently wrong. He is still as dumb as he was when he was President!

[SF Republican]

Billy was the better son of Mrs Lillie

[AnotherUnixGeek]

"However, I wouldn't have excluded going into Afghanistan

How open-minded of him.

[Argus]

Carter said that if he had still been president, he would never have considered invading Iraq in 2003.

In his bed at night, Carter chases rabbits in his sleep, dreaming that he is still President.

[stop_fascism]

If this were the war against swimming bunnies, we might listen to Jimmy.

[piytar]

Well, suddenly I feel a LOT better about the US going into Iraq. I mean, when has Dhimmi Carter been right about ANYTHING involving the Middle East?

/spit

[carumba]

Carter said that if he had still been president, he would never have...

This is what his blabbering amounts to: sour grapes.

[hershey]

I try not to hate people, but make an exception for some, and Jimmy Carter is one of them.

[Frank_Discussion]

Hey Jimmah! When we all said "Stick that in your pipe and smoke it" we were not speaking literally.

[tobyhill]

Every time the Rats make such ludicrous statements it's just more evidence that they have no clue what they are talking about. 2 weeks ago buried in an article concerning our marines in a negative light there was mention that our troops had killed over 100 Al-Qaeda in Iraq. This couldn't have been the case if one relies on what the peanut head says.

[AmericanInTokyo]

Jimmy Carter.

The explanation of a one term presidency is always before us.