Dev Imperium

Back in the 80′s when Jimmy Carter spent his time building houses for the poor and eradicating diseases, I had some respect for the man and what he was trying to do, but since then he has gone off the deep end embracing every evil dictator/murderer he can find in an attempt to become the ultimate peacemaker. Just some highlights off the top of my head:

1) Slobodan Milosevic (1994), Carter inserted himself into the ongoing Bosnian war.

2) Kim Jong-il (1994): Carter brokered a deal over North Korea’s nuclear ambitions without the approval or support of the Clinton administration — a deal the North Korean’s shamelessly violated.

3) Hugo Chavez (2003): Carter (and his organization) gave his stamp of legitimacy on the recall election against Chavez — despite some extremely strong evidence of government interference and independent exit polls showing the opposition winning by 20 percent.

4) Omar al-Bashar (2007): While touring Sudan, Carter criticized the West for labeling the genocide in Darfur as a genocide, because it wasn’t helpful in reaching a peaceful settlement.

And now, Carter adds terrorists to the list of murderers that he’s willing to embrace and pay homage to. Today he embraced a leading Hamas figure and layed a wreath at the grave of Yasser Arafat. Nice.