Age And Experience: Carter's Catastrophes

by Staff - September 10th, 2008 - Investor's Business Daily

His {Jimmy Carter's] most damaging miscalculation was the withdrawal of U.S. support for the Shah of Iran, a strong and longtime military ally. Carter objected to the Shah's alleged mistreatment of imprisoned Soviet spies who were working to overthrow Iran's government. He thought the exiled Ayatollah Khomeini, being a religious man, would make a fairer leader.

Having lost U.S. support, the Shah was overthrown, the Ayatollah returned, Iran was declared an Islamic nation and Palestinian hit men were hired to eliminate opposition.

The Ayatollah then introduced the idea of suicide bombers to the Palestine Liberation Organization, paying $35,000 to PLO families whose young people were brainwashed to kill as many Israelis as possible by blowing themselves up in crowded shopping areas.

Next, the Ayatollah used Iran's oil wealth to create, train and finance a new terrorist organization, Hezbollah, which later would attack Israel in 2006.

The summary? The worst problems we currently face in the world today were all caused by Jimmy Carter. As we look back on the incompetence of this naive socialist, the most frightening aspect is that Barack Obama is just as incompetent, just as socialist oriented, just as contemptuous of America's greatness, and just as self righteous.

Jimmy Carter has never accepted responsibility for anything he did that caused our nation harm. He is as certain of himself today as he was when he was screwing up our economy and our future. Just like Obama.