Jimmy Carter's Christian foreign policy

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Jimmy Carter, a born-again Christian with an unblemished moral reputation, benefited from Watergate to win the 1976 presidential race.

Carter was sincere in wanting to establish a foreign policy based on Christian principles, in so far as it was possible. That's why he removed support from the shah if Iran, the Nicaraguan dictator Somoza, and elevated human rights and human dignity as a foreign policy goal. He relentlessly promoted human rights in the USSR and the Soviet bloc.

He also tried to promote world peace, the Camp David Accords was his most important contribution to world stability.



Source credits
History of the United States, 2nd edition, Patrick Allit, PhD
 
Cypress said:
Jimmy Carter, a born-again Christian with an unblemished moral reputation, benefited from Watergate to win the 1976 presidential race.

Carter was sincere in wanting to establish a foreign policy based on Christian principles, in so far as it was possible. That's why he removed support from the shah if Iran, the Nicaraguan dictator Somoza, and elevated human rights and human dignity as a foreign policy goal. He relentlessly promoted human rights in the USSR and the Soviet bloc.

He also tried to promote world peace, the Camp David Accords was his most important contribution to world stability.



Source credits
History of the United States, 2nd edition, Patrick Allit, PhD
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And in doing so, created a series of foreign policy disasters that echo negatively for the US to this day.

Better to deal with the dictator you know than replace him with one you haven't got a clue about. Each time Carter sided with replacing an in-place dictator, the replacement was far worse both for the people of that nation, and for the US.

Carter destabilized Central America, the Middle East, and even much of Asia. He emboldened the Soviet Union, and if anything, contributed to world political instability.
 
Cypress said:
Jimmy Carter, a born-again Christian with an unblemished moral reputation, benefited from Watergate to win the 1976 presidential race.

Carter was sincere in wanting to establish a foreign policy based on Christian principles, in so far as it was possible. That's why he removed support from the shah if Iran, the Nicaraguan dictator Somoza, and elevated human rights and human dignity as a foreign policy goal. He relentlessly promoted human rights in the USSR and the Soviet bloc.

He also tried to promote world peace, the Camp David Accords was his most important contribution to world stability.



Source credits
History of the United States, 2nd edition, Patrick Allit, PhD
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Jimmy was to nice a guy to be President
 
T. A. Gardner said:
And in doing so, created a series of foreign policy disasters that echo negatively for the US to this day.

Better to deal with the dictator you know than replace him with one you haven't got a clue about. Each time Carter sided with replacing an in-place dictator, the replacement was far worse both for the people of that nation, and for the US.

Carter destabilized Central America, the Middle East, and even much of Asia. He emboldened the Soviet Union, and if anything, contributed to world political instability.
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Wasn't intentional, but yes, pretty much the way it worked out. He hated the Israelis, and pandered to the Islamists, who then turned around and spit on him, being largely just homocidal bandit vermin hiding behind a fake religion, but he never learned his lesson, even in to old age. Reagan didn't do any better, so that whole era sucked re foreign policy, the only bright spot being the Soviet Union imploding on itself.
 
Good. Given how frequently right-wingers like to parade around with their supposedly pious Christian credentials, I was hoping a MAGA moron would admit that trying to live out a New Testament ethos is both wimpy and pointless.
T. A. Gardner said:
And in doing so, created a series of foreign policy disasters that echo negatively for the US to this day.
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Please explain how the Camp David Accords, which has prevented another major regional regional Arab-Israeli war from breaking out for 50 years, is a failure and a disaster.
T. A. Gardner said:
Better to deal with the dictator you know than replace him with one you haven't got a clue about. Each time Carter sided with replacing an in-place dictator, the replacement was far worse both for the people of that nation, and for the US.
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Please show your proof that the United States could have forced the Iranians to keep the Shah. The Shah was almost universally hated in Iran, the uprising against him was widely supported, and I would like to see your proof the US could have forced Iran to keep the Shah.
T. A. Gardner said:
Carter destabilized Central America, the Middle East, and even much of Asia. He emboldened the Soviet Union, and if anything, contributed to world political instability.
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Central America has been ground zero for authoritarian dictatorships for two centuries. Did FOX tell you to believe central America only became unstable between the years 1977 to 1980?

Carter had a mixed bag on foreign policy, but I would say it was neither disastrous nor exemplary.
 
Cypress said:
Please explain how the Camp David Accords, which has prevented another major regional regional Arab-Israeli war from breaking out for 50 years, is a failure and a disaster.
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Well, let's see... The UN condemned them (Resolution 34/70). Then Egypt was kicked to the curb by the Arab League (Syria, Iraq, et al) for agreeing to them. Syria and Iraq (under Saddam) continued to attack Israel. Anwar Sadat was assassinated for signing that accord. In fact, it accomplished exactly the opposite of what Carter wanted: A lasting peace between the various Arab factions and Israel. Instead, the Arab factions fractured with some continuing to fight Israel others wanting peace. Created internal strife across the Middle East for Arab nations, and pretty much kicked the Palestinians to the curb.
Cypress said:
Please show your proof that the United States could have forced the Iranians to keep the Shah. The Shah was almost universally hated in Iran, the uprising against him was widely supported, and I would like to see your proof the US could have forced Iran to keep the Shah.
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Finale of the Persian Monarchy and Prelude to the Iranian Revolution – Association for Diplomatic Studies & Training

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Much like Russia in 1917, the Shaw could have stayed in power, even if he had to accept some form of shared government, except for US meddling and the return of the Ayatollahs. That last was much like the Germans in WW 1 returning Lenin and his circle of Communists to Russia to stir up shit with the Czar and topple the government. Carter was simply too naive to recognize this at the time.
Cypress said:
Central America has been ground zero for authoritarian dictatorships for two centuries. Did FOX tell you to believe central America only became unstable between the years 1977 to 1980?
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But nothing like the Sandinistas in Nicaragua. Ortega at the time was building a military far beyond what any previous government in that region had possessed. His neighbors were seeing increasing amounts of terrorism and guerrilla warfare and becoming nervous there was going to be a regional war against them by Nicaragua.
Cypress said:
Carter had a mixed bag on foreign policy, but I would say it was neither disastrous nor exemplary.
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Carter's foreign policy was an unmitigated disaster.
 
Hawkeye10 said:
It is interesting that we are seeing an attempt to rehabilitate the failed Carter Presidency.
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I think it's interesting that nobody wants to admit Reagan just copied his policies and right wingers suddenly proclaim the same policies 'great' when Reagan copied them. Reagan did add his own twists, though, like negotiating with terrorists selling guns to Iranian terrorists and operating a major dope smuggling ring from the White House, then suddenly losing his memory n stuff, the latter being a popular pastime for people facing major felony charges, like mobsters and Biden. AT least Carter didn't have to resort to such a silly gimmick.
 
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