In an interview set to air Monday night, Carter told CNN's Campbell Brown some of President Obama's supporters are disappointed in him. "Most of his supporters were hoping that he would be much more open in the revelation of what we've done in the past," said the former president, although he added that he still respects Obama's judgment on the issue: "I don't agree with him, but I certainly don't criticize him for making that decision."
Earlier this month, Obama asked government lawyers to stop the release of photos showing prisoner abuse in Iraq and Afghanistan, a reversal of an earlier White House position. Hundreds of photos were set for release after a Freedom of Information Act request was filed by the American Civil Liberties Union.
Carter also seemed to disagree with Obama on what should happen to Bush Justice Department officials who signed off on waterboarding and other harsh interrogation tactics. Carter stopped short of calling for immediate prosecutions, but did suggest they might be appropriate in the future.
"What I would like to see is a complete examination of what did happen, the identification of any perpetrators of crimes against our own laws or against international law," he told Brown. "And then after all that's done, decide whether or not there should be any prosecutions."
The new administration has not definitely ruled out any prosecutions, but President Obama said on several occasions that "we need to focus on the future."
Campbell Brown's full interview with Former President Carter will air Monday night on CNN at 8 pm ET.
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I wonder how many of you who sang glorious praises to Carter on prior posts are going to trash him on this one?
By the way, Carter... you're WRONG. Again.
What else could you expect from Jimmy the Terrorists Friend?
President Carter has never shed blood for his country. That is why he doesnt care about the consequences to our soilders.
I'd love to hear an interview like that, but (quite frankly) I can't stomach Campbell Brown.
CNN lost me on a lot of shows – too bad.
former Presdient Carter is a man with insight to the inners of the WH...and he is a man of faith...so it surprises me that he feels the photos should be released....those in the faith don't look back, but are in the present going into the future. What would be the purpose to release the photos..to enrage the citizens of the world? They are already enraged and that is why things are moving in a different direction. I think Pres. Obama is right not to release them..it serves no purpose....at least not a good one.
WELCOME BACK CARTER! Or was that Kotter? Well, that's where we're going, to the days of irresponsible government policy...can't blame this on Bush any longer!
I remember the days of the Carter presidency...the world walked on us, he cowered and apoligized to the world...inflation was rampant, high unemployment, high interest rates.....wow...just like Obama's leading us into.
By the way, for all you young libs who wet their pants with anticipation of voting for the messiah? How does a 12-14% or more mortgage rate sound to you? Car loan for 18%? Sound crazy? That's EXACTLY what I experienced in the days of CARTER....it's all about bond money, and those that buy the bonds. That's exactly where Carter led us, and Obama's doing the same thing, but worse...he's a facist and has a controlling agenda...
Printing more money like the "inexperienced one," is doing will further crush us worse than Peanut Carter did....So, libs, you really screwed the pooch by voting the "feel good, celebrity, " line......Sit back, calculate how much house or car you "can't buy," with double digit interest rates...and those of you with bad credit (the majority of OBama supporters)...you can forget it! He'll jack your rates to 20%+...wait and see! But hey, you wanted change!
Carter is an idiot like BO.
I believe that the only way to the future is to deal with what these criminals did to our country over the past eight years. It is shocking to me that both Cheney and now Bush have come out to defend their illegal untruthful war profiteering war in Iraq and their criminal use of torture. They still lie, they still cheat and they would still torture if given the chance because they have faced no consequences for their crimes.
Even if Dems were involved, even if it is embarrassing and takes away from progress on other issues, this horrific criminal behavior of torturing other human beings must be punished and condemned.
President Carter says he doesn't agree with President Obama, but doesn't criticize him either. "I don't agree with him, but I certainly don't criticize him for making that decision."
Somehow, CNN headlines this story with: 'Carter Sounds Off On Obama'. CNN, Are you trying to be shock jocks, or purveyors of the news? This type of yellow journalism headline diminishes your credibiltiy.
Yet another example of why Jimmy Carter is known as the worst president ever.
I want the photo's of the rabbit attacking Jimmy Carter release!
I'm sure Joe Biden is glad to hear that the worst President in history wants to put Joe's son in danger by releasing the pictures.
No..., Campbell Brown is not a biased journalist!!
Are we afraid of the truth? Are we willing to shrink from facing the depths of the evil done in our name during the Bush years? This is the question.
President Carter should never say something like that, remember the botched attempt to rescue the 52 American hostages held in Iran.
I totally agree with President Obama by saying that showing those photos could place our soldiers in danger, to be exact mortal danger.
We did not need to torture anyone to protect our Country, the ex-FBI interrogator claimed he got viable information from Bin Laden's driver by giving him sugarless cookies.
They pulled the interrogator off, and let the torture begins.
Carter in his usual "I can't keep my opinion to myself" mode is downing a President in his own party. Time to go build another house Jimmy! That will keep you busy and away from reporters.
Obama is the President now and will do what he believes is best for the American people.
I also agree with the comments made by Fair is Fair...
Carter 's like a talking bad penny, just keeps showing up and saying the wrong things
Obama's flipflopped on many things; it shows lack of character and honesty. Carter's a weakling too, but Obama's "big show," talk coupled with his consolation prize ending is wrecking the country. The country's so fixated on the photos, that they're oblivious to all the financial slights of hand that are going on; OBama's mission is to cripple big industry that poses any threat to the presidency. Once he's captured ownership of those, he'll start dictating facist policy...what will be on TV, Radio,...what cars will be sold, for how much...how much electricity we can use.....it's all part of a big agenda, and this crap with these photos is a "watch the left hand, not the right hand..." fiasco, typical of Obama. Get a clue libs, you're wrecking the country.
@spartan83 In case you've forgotten President Carter was a submariner in the US Navy Need to check your facts buddy
@DaBird -
Uh...second worst president. He was the worst until this past January.
With all due respect, former President Carter doesn't have all the facts at his disposal. I think we have to defer to our current President on these kinds of decisions since he has the full range of information on which to base his decisions.
Jimmy, noone cared what you had to say when you were President and nobody cares what you have to say now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Proud Member..Party of No June 1st, 2009 11:20 am ET
Yet another example of why Jimmy Carter is known as the worst president ever.
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Sorry Proud Member – GW Bush is the WORST President EVER. Hands down ........nobody else even comes close!
Facts: Obama continues record deficit spending and bailouts. He continues secret prisons in foreign countries. He continues kissing up to the Chinese. He continues government secrecy. He continues tax cuts for the rich and subsidies for oil companies. All of these were Bush's policies originally. There is NO actual difference between Obama and Bush! He's just continuing the same policies under different names! The only difference is in the minds of liberals and neocons who continue parroting pundits. Welcome to four more years of the Bush presidency!
I think the commitment by Obama was made before he had knowledge of just how bad the images were. I also think Carter misspoke when he refers to what "we've" done. America didn't commit the attrocities and horrible acts depicted in the photos, individual misguided or psychotic people who happen to be Americans or are acting under the criminal guidance of Americans did the deeds. The fear is that the Muslim world will not be able to make that distinction, and the level of hatred toward America and all Americans will go from a boil to an explosion. Goodwill takes 10 times as much effort to rebuild as it does to destroy, and the previous regime in the U.S. has made Obama's work very difficult, indeed. Releasing the photos would do nothing but make that work more difficult than it already is.
i agree with carter!
So releasing photos of those soldiers wouldn't make them a target of extremists?
Come on, we all know better. Obama is right on this one. Its one thing to release words on a paper, its quite another to release photos.
I think Jimmy Carter should ride off into the sunset. I voted for him and look what a mess he made. If he was smart enough to tell every President how to run this country, he should have been the greatest president we have ever had.
Initially, I supported releasing the photos which apparently detail torture and rape as condoned by the shrub administration. I firmly believe that you cannot correct a problem until you admit to the problem and these photos would indeed do that.
However, leaked details(Huff Post) say some are very graphic beyond even the Abu Grey(sp?) photos and even depict rape. So, I now disagree with Carter and the ACLU and agree with President Obama. These photos must be so horrific that it would immediately invoke global outrage. The Pakistani's are in control only by a fingernail grasp, so showing these photos would only incite furor against the U.S. and give sympathy to America’s enemies in the Middle East, but more importantly, any of our troops that are now or may be in the future. Our enemies could make a valid claim that the "expanded interrogations" they may use were in retaliation and were only mirroring the methods used by the U.S. So, in this instance, the safety of our American troops is more important than publicly showing the atrocities committed by the bush administration.
Perhaps, these photos should only be seen by the jury any individuals brought to trial for these "advanced interrogation" methods.
For those who like to think Carter had the bad dealings with Iran, you really need to look up the facts about the Iran-Contra affair! Reagan himself traded missiles to Iran in exchange for hostages! Reagan was a terrorist sponsor! That's a FACT!
Carter – what a loser!
Well, a Democrat finally got the headlines. Whoops, it is only because he "disagrees" with our president.
Carter is wrong. Nothing positive would be accomplished by releasing these pictures. We are trying to regain what our once
great nation stands for and detailing the actions of the previous
administration would further add to the worlds distrust, disappointment of us.
Also, do not believe our president should lead in taking criminal actions againast Bush, Cheney etc. He wants to move ahead and
there are other departments, private enterprises that can bring
and pursue these charges.
This country must stop being cowards. Investigate, prosecute, convict and execute these war criminals.
We would ask for nothing less from any other country who was harboring people who were guilty of war crimes against our citizens.
We talk the talk, how about we walk the walk.
Meet the new boss,same as the old boss.I will say it again,"both parties are owned by the same old money changers",If you really think there is a difference,you need a checkup from the neck up.
Is it any surprise that Jimmy Carter, the President with the worst track record of support for the military in our nation's history, would recommend risking the lives of service members again? Go back to Georgia, and keep building houses for habitat for humanity. We liked you better when you kept your mouth shut, Sir.
To Fair is Fair,
That's the beauty of being a democrat. We do not have to blindly agree with everything the representatives of the party happen to say. There are things I really like about Jimmy Carter (like his dedication to caring for needy children around the world and his spiritual base) and there are times I don't agree with Carter for a multitude of reasons (like in this instance). I don't need to trash him or attack him to disagree with him.
That's what the other party does. Example: Rebecca said "Carter is an idiot like BO." Rebecca does her party a disservice by speaking.
Oh no!!! Campbell Brown is back. I won't be watching CNN @ 8pm anymore.
CNN still trying to compete with Fox.....
Carter was irrelevant as a president and his is more irrelevant now.
The following is a direct quote from Pravda:
"It must be said, that like the breaking of a great dam, the American decent into Marxism is happening with breath taking speed, against the back drop of a passive, hapless sheeple, excuse me dear reader, I meant people.
The final collapse has come with the election of Barack Obama. His speed in the past three months has been truly impressive. His spending and money printing has been a record setting, not just in America's short history but in the world. If this keeps up for more then another year, and there is no sign that it will not, America at best will resemble the Wiemar Republic and at worst Zimbabwe."
Jimmy who?
I have more respect for President Carter than for any other president that I can think of. The man has integrity, honesty, concience, humility, caring..... just for starters. What other president has retired and continued to give to humankind the way that Carter has?
With regard to the hostage drama while he was president, those intellegent among us know that his efforts toward their release were thwarted and delayed until reagan/bush took office – right after they took office. Shame on the repugs for letting the hostages remain prisoners for their own political gains.
For how many years have you liberals been screaming foul about the secretive practices of the Bush administration? Now that your guy is continuing the exact same policies you suddenly turn around and say it's okay? Hypocrites!
and i do not expect this comment to be posted by mossad tentacles in CNN.
Carter "sounding off"? Come on, a guy gives his opinion respectfully and this is the stupid headline. I want my 30 seconds back you made me waste on this.
Carter is such a doofus. He should be cheering Obama. Obama is the best thing ever for Carter's reputation... Obama is so willfully naive and cluessless that Carter will look brilliant by way of comparison and his reputation/standing would rise.
Then, Carter manages to come from behind and keep his title as the worst president in US History.
But it doesn't mean Obama isn't trying too...
Up next:
double digit inflation
double digit unemployment
double digit interest rates (THIS time actually OVER 20%)
The problem with "spreading the wealth around," is that at some point, somewhere, someone, actually has to CREATE some wealth to spread.
I've never been hired by a poor man. Have you?
Wooptie freaking do, Carter is a human being, Obama is a human being. Human beings have opinions which lead to differences. Human beings make mistakes, but I don't agree with the former President on his views toward releasing the photos and prosecuting Bush officials. The country needs to look forward, not backward.
I personally am thrilled and encouraged from the President's first months in office and continue to support him wholeheartedly. He is doing the best he can, making vast improvements across the political spectrum while staying in touch with the American people.
I think it's great when Obama frustrates the left.
All we hear from the conservative media propaganda machine is how liberal he is, and all we see in his actions is how centrist he is.
I have to laugh when people criticize Obama for his so-called flip-flops. By all means, let's extol the virtues of presidents whose feet were embedded in cement and were incapable of reassessing and re-examing their policies as they acquired new information and situations evolved. Let's worship the leader who refused to change his mind or admit to even the most egregious errors so that he could claim that he was being "consistent". Let us adore the pure politician who points fingers and hurls criticisms when they know full well that, given the same dilemmas, they would have made the identical decisions themselves.
Politics is just so banal.
Is Carter still trying to be relevant???? He has always been a loser. Obama has done a great job so far and doesn't need comments from someone who was a complete failure at the job.
@ TCM:
OBama's mission is to cripple big industry that poses any threat to the presidency. Once he's captured ownership of those, he'll start dictating facist policy"
Stop smoking whatever it is you're smoking. Your vileness is starting to scare the children! Sheeesh! Get a reality grip.
Sounds like you know very little about politics, 'Gipper'.
It's already common knowledge that the US tortured people. It has been for years, especially for the victims themselves and everyone they know. Perhaps if you really wanted to protect our soldiers, you wouldn't have had them torture in the first place. How about that Republicans? Is it the torture, the knowledge of it, or the photos that causes the damage? Think about it.
It would only be fair to release the photos. While you're at it, release the photos of the atrocities that were done by the Iraqi and Afganistan with the people they captured. The didn't have to worry about feeding them, unlike us. They were mostly found hanging from bridges or chopped into pieces after they were shot in the head. I'm sure their loved ones would want to see them. The only thing most of you want with these pictures is to satisfy your morbid little selves. What does you seeing the picture do for the outcome of what is done against anyone, other than saying that you saw them and it really made you mad. Sorry if I hurt anyone that lost someone to what I mentioned before.....
CNN, double dog dare you to put this one up!
Carter is entitled to his own oppinion. However, if I have to choose between trusting the judgement of Carter and trusting the judgement of Obama, I'll stick with Obama.
He is just plain wrong. As a moderate, the president is correct. This can gravely impact our national security. I personally don't want to see people be tortured.
ch June 1st, 2009 11:28 am ET
Sorry Proud Member – GW Bush is the WORST President EVER. Hands down ……..nobody else even comes close!
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Sorry CH, you are dead wrong. James Buchanan is accepted to be the worst president ever by the the respectable Historical Community, and guess what, He's a Democrat!!! His policies led us into the Civil War!!! And guess who's the greatest?? Abe Lincoln -> A Republican!!!! You should get your facts straight before you say something dumb; but maybe you're just like Joe Biden...
spartan83: "President Carter has never shed blood for his country. That is why he doesnt care about the consequences to our soilders."
He was only a Nuclear Engineer in the U.S. Navy. I know, checking facts is simply a waste of time. I see you and Peter E. like writing your own history book, or just like to scream for the sake of screaming, huh???
Obama Bash, all day in any way possible on CNN. Catch a clue only FoxNews can be FoxNews, so stop trying to compete. You won't persent the facts and simply don't have the nerve to compete with MSNBC because it goes against your right wing neo-con agenda. So soldier on the ratings and hope the likes of Wolfe, Lou and Campbell will lead the way. Maybe so but not on my TV. Life is too short. Your neither news worthy or entertaining.
Jimmy Carter needs to go back to his peanut farm here in Georgia and shut up. No one wants to hear what he has to say. I have a son in Afganistan and his safety is more important than anything to me. Go home Jimmy and fill your mouth with peanut butter so you can't talk.
The most inept President in our nations history who left a gas crisis, inflation in the 20's, unemployment in far, far DOUBLE digits and had no foreign policy is wrong as usual, just like he was wrong on everything for four years.
Fair is fair is spot on here, how many of you Obama sheep are going to hammer him now that he is not kissing Obambi's butt?
Obambi is learning that the lies and myths that he hoodwinked you sheep with on the campaign trail are far different when you are in charge and have to do something besides vote present, BUSH WAS RIGHT IN MANY CIRCUMSTANCES eh Barry and I actualy agree with you on keeping with some of the practices.
Carter is/was a dolt who would appease the world in order to harm the country but hide behind some phony morals as "long as we are loved".
I think we should do more than waterboard these terrorist. they didn't care when they chopped pearlmans head off and put it on internet. what the hell is wrong with you people are you for AMERICA or IRAQ if it's iraq then go live there for a month, if you last that long. oh i forgot did anyone forget 911. in the bible an eye for an eye.
People's Voice, are you accusing Bush, Cheney and the previous administration of being war criminals?
If so, you are a joke!!!
The Nazis were war criminals by exterminating thousands of Jews in concentration camps.
Who did Bush exterminate? He did not kill any of the Gitmo detainees.
All Bush did was keep America safe for 8 years after the unprovoked gutless terrorist attack on 9/11.
Even you have been kept safe.
President Carter is absolutely right. We, citizens, have a right to know what happened in our name. It is unfortunate that Democrats cave in constantly. Cheney, Bush and and whole gang have blood on their hands and should be held accountable.
President Carter, our focus should be prosecution of the authorizing bodies, the few photos already released are enough for the public to get the point, don't send the enlisted soldiers to jail for following orders
It may be a good idea for you to see the pictures. That way, you'll have a good idea what the masters have in mind for those with the temerity to dissent.
You know you're a liberal when: you use outdated scapegoats and tired pundit talking points about irrelevant icons just to excuse the crimes of your new celebrity icon. Face it, Obama's policies are exactly the same as the Bush administration. And yet you trashed those for the past eight years. Now that Obama is committing the same crimes, suddenly it's okay? What's more, it's somehow Carter's fault, a person who's been out of the presidency for 30 years now? And you think we live in the past? Liberals=cherry pickers!
G o build a house you idiot. you weren't much of a pesident.
JDF, get off the Kool Aid. Why do Obama supporters always seem to get defensive on the SLIGHTEST criticism.
I agree with Obama on his decision not to show detainee photos, but I am tired of him being prophetized. He is being held up to the esteem of a metaphysical being. Stop it!
The old farm boy had it right. If you want to see torture, check out the web page of the beheading of the news reporter. That's torture. We made them look like fools. That's not torture, and my son was waterborded as all military people are that go thru SARS School. Grow up and if you don't like this country, leave. You won't hurt my feelings.
I'm not sure if the photos should be released or not. If they show what is purported then it is obvious it would inflame our enemies. However, we should also not turn our heads the other way and bring to view the Bush Administration and their crimes. Let the photos and those who allowed this go to a court of law.
Carter's right. Hiding our crimes not only won't make them go away, but also guarantees the future government will commit more crimes.
"While you're at it, release the photos of the atrocities that were done by the Iraqi and Afganistan with the people they captured."
To be better then the worst is no accomplishment and is not a thing of which to be proud.
To be better then the best is to be a great country.
The photes that have already been released are still being used as a propoganda tool. I was watching Fareed Zhakaria yesterday and on some of the Arab newpapers, they still post the Abu Ghraib pictures. Releasing any new photos WILL endanger out troops Mr. Carter.
Jimmy, you may be a nice guy, by sorry, you were a terrible president, so that make your opinions on other presidents a moot point.
Carter's Legacy: 21% interest rates; high inflation; double digit unemployment; odd-even gas days; a "crisis in confidence" (his words); impotent foreign policy.
Carter is right on this ... Obama is wrong. Criminals at every level need to be held accountable for their actions .. simply looking to the "future" while ignoring major crimes committed by right-winged whackos in the previous administration is UN-AMERICAN and frankly, rather cowardly!!!.
I like and respect President Carter, but he is just wrong here.
As much as I would like for Bush and his cronies to pay for what they did, prosecuting them helps no one and only hurts us as a country. And with regards to releasing the pictures, if that was done that could be very detrimental to our national security.
Finally, one thing, spartan83, President Carter actually did serve in the Navy from 1946-1953 (he graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1947).
Who really cares what Carter thinks? He was a lousy president who responded to terrorism by locking himself in the White House.
While Carter may be a decent human being, he is the worst President of my lifetime. I think Obama is working on being the second term of Jimmy Carter.
Carter, the worst president on the planet since the creation of the earth!!! He's one big joke!
While I respect former President Carter, I respectfully disagree with his position on the release of the pictures in question. The pictures could pose the same problem for our troops overseas as Gitmo does to troops. I feel that the Obama Administration should be open and transparent with Americans, however there is a point where some things must be considered inappropriate to be put out for the general public to view. This may be the case with these pictures. Te problem is that no one trust any sitting administration to make a good decision on the matter. Well people at some point we must yield to our government and allow them to function.
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I voted for Hillary and then for Obama. Either one of these politicians have been bought off by the Power Elite in D.C. so don't expect any real change in the business as usual crowd in power today within our political system. Once again we have been sold out by our political leaders for the sake of Big Business and Special Interest Groups. It time for a Revolution because it truly has become Us against Them! ********************************
Ole Righteous jimmy carter..........
STILL doesn't know what he's talking about.
Carter is a Real, Living, Number One Curmudgeon!
"Perhaps, these photos should only be seen by the jury any individuals brought to trial for these "advanced interrogation" methods."
If there was any chance, any chance at all, of Cheney et all being brought to trial for their war crimes, I might agree.
The Nuremberg trials only happened because of all the pictures of the camps that came out.
I'm not even a Democrat but I get tired of Carter nipping at the heels of every administration. He's like an annoying little dog. I wish he would spend as much time critiquing his own failed administration and subsequent pounding by Ronald Reagan in 1980.
It's called BRAINWASH if you are an obamanite
just too many stupid people here. whatever ends up happening too this great country once the liberal are done with it i and most likely alot of other people here writing today will be dead. so let the prez and his cohorts destory this country that what you all want now live with it.
Carter WAS the worst President ever. Obama has taken that title from him in just a few short months. Who would have thunk it? Oh yeah, I did. I told everyone I knew that Obama was an America hating socalist before he was elected and now he's proven me right.
Obama and Carter, there is a song about them.
Meet the new boss, same as the old boss.
Sorry, only libs are buying this planned out "disagreement". As we know, they will buy anything they are told to by their media mind masters.
Hamas-Hugger, Jimmy Carter, now calling for the release of photos??
Did he shout ALLAH AKBAR afterwards?
If Obama is smart, he won't listen to Mr. Carter...a failed presidency. A total disaster as president.
Carter did a good job messing up America when he was in office, and he still tries his best. He cares more about Islamic fundamentalists than he does American soldiers. Good to know that a former president so openly sides with enemies of the military.
Maybe he's just so used to tile of "Worst President Ever" that he needs to make comments like this to keep Obama from taking that title away.
Mr. Carter, I respect you.....however I will go w/ the still calmness exuded in this President, he is leading this country in the right direction.....there is a time for everything....letting the photos out, would be easy......
To all those who compare Obama to Carter, and say 4 and gone....I think you'll all be disappointed....Obama is a new kind of politician, that many Americans have been waiting for......I don't expect Obama, nor do I think it's his overall job to get everyone jobs or totally fix the economy.....only private industry can do this.....However, I do think, and know that it is his job to stabilize the economy, and begin to create an environment for growth, and protect our nation.....Which he is doing!!
America it is up to us, to go to work everyday, save money, and spend when we can...Basically live responsibly....One by one each of us will restore confidence in America, in it's markets, and in one another.....Then we will see unemployment drop, and markets surge...The answer is in the people....Obama knows this. That's why his domestic policies are geared towards the people....Shaping a new future of growth!! To all you who have tax fears, and try to perpetuate the fear of taxes.....My mind is clear and made up. Better healthcare, cleaner air, and infrastructure for a new green revolution, & better education for our children, and the children to come, I'm ready to pay for!!! Let's Go!!
I disagree with Carter that the "torture photos" should be released... What good would come from it?
But I DO AGREE with Carter that a "truth commision" should be set up and prosecutions should go forward in regards to the torture!
I am also upset that Obama wont re-examine our trade agreements like NAFTA and has yet to do all he can to stop the outsourcing of American jobs and putting a stop to corporate offshore accounts... In fact it sounds like he may let GM do just that with taxpayer money... Disgusting IMO... I'm also pretty upset that Obama has taken "single payer Health Care" off the table right now...
That said, I'm pretty much on board with everything else Obama has done or attempted to do so far... such as CC reform and trying to close Gitmo!
Sure Jimmy Carter is a joke but you don't have a problem with chubby pill popping Rush Limbaugh who has never done anything to benefit this country?
If Carter is saying he disagrees, you can rest assured that Obama made the right decision. Thanks Jimmy, I feel better now.
A good rule of thumb with Carter is to listen to his advice and do the exact opposite. I can't think of a single thing he's ever done that's had a beneficial result, no reason to believe he will start now.
Carter and Obama are the two worst Presidents of our time. The next four years are going to be hell.
i am embarrassed at how ugly these republicans are that spit and spew such hate at democrats and bash obama for anything and everything that is wrong with our country. obama was elected by the majority of people simply because the republicans under g. bush ruined us across the globe. we were lied to about sadamm and went to war with a country that had nothing to do with 911 and over 4000 of our men and women soldiers were slaudered in the name of a lie. cheney and bush corrupted the system with crooks on wall street, gave millions of dollars to cheney's cronys in iraq and let the war in afganistan fall apart from neglect from bush.we were crumbling as a nation when obama was elected and he is doing all he can to fix a pure mess of years of neglect and all he gets for thanks is the republicans trying to cut his troat at every turn.i am sick of it and until the republicans can win themselves back into office they should keep their nasty mouths shut and let president obama and the voters [which is the majority] support his work. i don't think the pictures should be made public for the safety of our military but i do think bush/cheney an dany otheres responsible should be prosecuted for the war crimes they commited. the republicans then will be brought to their knees and hopefully this blite on our nation will end.
I just can believe with the right mind voting for Carter. He's the biggest joke, contributing the most to tanishing Americans images.
Yes Doug in NJ...as usual you have it all figured out.
Obama and Carter had a secret meeting to pretend to disagree with each other so that the Right Wing Nuts (that have offered NOTHING as far as solutions to anything) will be kept on their toes.
L O F L
Boy do i love when u talk about nobama. look how fast they hate it. America is the laughing stock of the world. thanks mr. president. go on another date at the tax payers expense, how about you get in the car and stay in washington and stop flying our plane all over the place, don't you know gas is not cheap.
**** CNN who is "Joe Buttacavoli"??? His comments appear many times, when some of us, can't get ours posted! What's up!?******************
What vile and hypocritical comments are being posted by the GOPers!
And you people, claim to be Christian???????
President Jimmy Carter, is a Veteran, and served our Nation well. Show some respect! Since YOU are the people with the "Support our Troops" on your cars & trucks.
TORTURE IS WRONG. YES, RELEASE ALL TORTURE DOCUMENTS AND PHOTOS........ SO WE CAN SEE THE HORRORS THAT WERE DONE IN OUR NAME!
BTW GOPers; statistics show that 2,500 Americans dies every day of heart disease. And the statistics on dying in a terrorist attack???
ONE ......... in 9.3 million! THE BUSH REGIME WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR 9/11....... LET'S NOT FORGET WHO GOT THE INTELLIGENCE REPORTS WRONG!
To Peter E:
Not only did Reagan trade weapons in exchange for hostages but he also sold them weapons parts. Ollie North (Fox News "hero") diverted the funds from those sales to contra rebels in Nicaragua - called them "Freedom Fighters."
"Proud Member..Party of No" must not recall how much money Reagan printed to cover his borrow and spend policies. The Party of No doesn't like "tax and spend" policies (which is how government pays for the services the people demand) so they borrow and borrow and borrow, then leave it to the Democrats to try to dig us out of the hole they dug.
Not Left or Right but Forward
Your comment is spell it out. Thanks for you comment.
This is a tough subject, but I believe the President is listening to his military advisers on this issue and he is right. While we have boots on the ground, the release of those photographs will only incite additional violence against our service members.
The time to look at the photographs is in a court of law with those individuals responsible for ordering the abuses sitting at the defendants table.
why do you print anything that carter says ? he was one of the weakest presidents that we evrer had. his opions are are a joke.
@ "Qui-Tam Realtor" ...... You are a fake! No way did your vote for Hillary and then Obama!
Hey Romney2012,
I just refied for under 5%. What are you talking about? Bush was the problem and Obama is the answer. Romney will NEVER become president – he's a caricature who will say anything and change is opinion 10 times a minute.
Actually BUSH was the worst president ever. By a long shot.
I love how the right wing nuts keep saying Obama has destroyed the country without citing one example.
Dumb and Dumbest.
@ Ken in NC, who opined,
"While I respect former President Carter, I respectfully disagree with his position on the release of the pictures in question. The pictures could pose the same problem for our troops overseas as Gitmo does to troops."
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Hypothetically speaking – if there was a Republican in the White House, whould you feel the same way? Be honest...
Uh oh! Disagreement between Carter and Obama. This poses a true dilemma for the Neo-cons! What will Rush do? Who will he choose to bash in this one? Stay tuned!
Why doesn't any prominent liberal say "I want a complete examination of what happened with ACORN during the presidentials" ? Ahh, cause it's going to hurt their "chosen one"...So much money into AUTO industry and voi-la they still go for bancruptsy. Government AND corrupt UNION will cut the pie and eat it, leaving us in the dark of their 'transparant' dealings, why don't you Jimmy say any, ANYTHING that is TRUE but INCONVENIENT for you Obama-maniacs
we ain't talking about heart attacks you moron. were talking about your stupid president. not mine i didn't vote for this idiot.
I don't accept Obama's explaination, for one – the troops and our leaders are the people who put the rest of the troops in harms way by engaging in this behaviour – NOT the release of the photos.
Second, those who support "torture" as acceptable means of obtaining information, wont argue that by torturing we are "breeding more terrorism and hate" (which is the arguement for shutting down quantanamo) then how can releasing photo's of us "torturing" or at least humiliating detainee's put our troops in harms way?
I think Obama probably has a good feeling that the courts are going to authorize the release of these photo's – and so he tried to appear in the middle on this one, appeasing the right by "protecting" the jerks that are amongst our armed forces (on all levels)...and in the end, what Obama KNOWS should happen, will happen...he'll just go down as looking like the guy who "tried" to be supportive of our armed forces.
It's a tough move to make, because he loses points with me on the "transparency" he's promised us, that so far hasnt really showed up, anywhere.
Transparency is my biggest single disappointment with Obama.
30 years from now we'll be laughing at Obama the same way we now laugh at Carter. It's a liberal thing...
With all due respect to President Carter, he should focus on building homes for Habitat for Humanity. Mr. Carter new more about peanut farming than he did about being the President of the United States. The interests rates we experienced during the Carter Years were far worse than the current national banking and home mortgage crisis. I believe that history will show that Barack Obama has accomplished more in 130 days, than all of the previous six presidents combined, over a similar period of time. Washigton needs to get to work, something I know is a new thought for most members of the Congress and Senate.
Is Jimmy Carter still alive??
"The following is a direct quote from Pravda:"
I'm almost 100% certain that Pravda has never ever had an article that included the word "sheeple". But way to try to generate fear by using a scary sounding name associated with Soviet Russia.
Have any of you taken a class called "history?" The point of knowing what HAS been going on is to learn from the mistakes. This is America. WE pay for this country and we're entitled to know everything that puts us at risk. He is as secretive as Bush and therefore, is about as trustworthy. Did Obama forget who voted him in and funded his campaign? You are all s the same suckers who said "Bush is president so we'll just ride his shirttail to hell." Get off your fat a's and givem' hell. THIS is opur country and we want truth and prosecutions.
I agree with Carter. I believe full disclosure of the criminal years of the Bush/Cheney regime is in order. If we're truly a nation of laws and we preach this to the rest of the world then why are we afraid to show them that we walk the walk. I think Obama is making a big mistake by not revealing what we did. Not revealing it makes it more likely to happen again the next time we vote in criminals.
President Carter who brought HUMAN RIGHTS to the world in his administration is right. He is also relevant in his support for a Palestinian State that is leading the discussions in the Middle East.
As a democrat, I respect his views and his promotion of them. This is a democracy and his term is over but the future belongs to all of us.
LOL... I love all the silly NeoCons saying Carter was the "Worst President EVER"...
I'll agree he wasn't a very good one, but it is pretty safe to say that G. W. Bush is the WORST PRESIDENT EVER!
Hands down...
Tell nobama to send you a VOUCHER(stimulous) for a new computer if yours is not fast enough.
CNN – Why would you give this idiot the time of day? Who cares what he thinks.
I see this is the official loser – or is that looser as in grip on reality – thread.
"Hello, I am an idiot, so I play macho in the face of reason."
There is absolutely No Need to exhibit photos to the World of
unpleasant actions by the U.S. Military that were documented in the past 10 years.
Such photographs are only for Voyeurs and do not pertain to the World today. Exhibits of such abhorent material will certainly bring harm and damage to our present Military and place their lives at risk.
The United States cannot risk lives to appease a few absurd and ridiculous people such as Jimmy Carter.
There should be no criminal prosecutions whatsoever to any person, military or civilian.
Obama is correct to focus on the future and not the past.
Carter is neither the voice of today, nor was he ever a leading voice of yesterday.
Guess Carter just wants the world to know he's still around.
Yeah, why go back and attempt to understand the past; we just want to start the game of deception, corruption, secrecy from step one as we move FORWARD: I’m sure the rest of the world will completely ignore all our atrocities in our past… NEW GAME: P-K4!
Why didn’t we do the same with Germany? Why did we every have those useless, bothersome and very, very messy and expensive investigations and the Nuremberg Trials?
Oh, I know: because we wanted the entire WORLD to know what was done, who did it, why they did it… so it would NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN!
Often in life, you must look at and come to grips with the PAST, simply to have the ability to move FORWARD!
Apparently, our President Oblahma doesn’t get it!
I wouldn't watch Campbell Brown if you paid me and I'm broke!
When it comes to politicians and celebrities they want to forget the past and look to the future. But when it comes to the private citizen ( taxpayer) it's prosecute and put in jail or electrocuted. Forget the past? then why are our prisons full?
He will release them when he is down in the Polls for the 2012 election.
Seems that Dems can (and do) disagree without getting ugly and personal. Judgeing from the GOPers posting here, there's nothing you can say or do or agree on or disagree on that's going to make them not hate everything. sad.
Carter, please go die somewhere! Enough of your idiotic rantings. You sound like rush!
Where's the pictures of the returning dead soilders? Liberals cried for 6 years about not being able to see them and now, all of a sudden(eyes rolling), not one progressive state run media outlet wants to show them. Whats up with that??
Hey peanut brain, go back into retirement and stay there!
Former President Carter needs to remember he's not in the oval office anymore. I trust Obama's judgement. If he says it's best for the troops not to release the photos, it's best they not be released. Who is Carter to tell him otherwise? He hasn't been President since the 70's.
Rosalyn Casson
Los Angeles, CA
People voted for change and boy did we get it.
conserve 56; As a matter of fact, I am accusing them of being war criminals.
As far as not being attacked after 9/11, what do you call an anthrax attack that was never solved by Bush? An act of God?
Because of your hero's actions, our troops are in danger and have been every since the chicken hawks sent them to Iraq. Just how much of a dolt do you have to be to believe Bush was right?
The WORST president and even worse ex-president ever..This man Hates America because he was denied a 2nd term. The apologist for Islamic terrorism.
peppering every thread with dumb one liners under dumb alias.
don't fall for it, folks.
Everyone has an opinion, and that is all well and good, but only the president, the standing president has the responsibility to carry out the work at hand.
Leave it to Carter to endorse a policy that weakens the US internationally. This from the man that left US hostages in Iran for 444 days.
That said, I'm sure that he and Obama see eye to eye on most things.
Carter must be gettin to that age where he doesnt know what hes talkin about. I dont see how any one including the gop can slam obama, he will have done more in his first year than bush did in 8, i should clairfy that, hes done more POSITIVE things...the economy seems to be back on its feet, we are working on building relationships back up, and we took religion out of politics i.e. undoing the stem cell ban. Do I even have to list what bush did in his first year, I wouldnt have enough time or space to be honest!
I do not feel remorse for the torture of ANY murderer, what you've done is irreversible. May god have mercy on your soul cause I have none for you. BUT enemy combatants SHOULD receive quarter and just treatment. Any one tortured out of sheer fun is a victim, yet I do not believe the release of photos depicting torture will do our country as a whole any good. The ACLU and all these other FOR THE PEOPLE organizations need to shut their mouths. They're not based over in Afghanistan or Iraq, they do not have to fear the repercussions of the release of these photos. All they do is endanger the already endangered solider.
If anyone knows about a president disappointing his supporters it would be Good Ol' Jimmy Carter. Even Bush disappointed fewer of his supporters than Carter did, simply because Bush supporters had such pitifully low expectations to begin with. Carter has lead an respectable post-presidential life but his critique of Obama is all but meaningless. Back to the peanut farm you go, Jimmy and let President Obama get his job done.
Hey, CNN can just flood the airways with the 9/11 photos insteadt. Oh wait.., that would be counter-agenda. My bad.
Carter is good guy overall and so is Obama, so was Bush...I dont know about Cheyney LOL...but what we all must remember is that they are Politicians, and most if not everything is done with Political calculation in mind. From what Carter is saying to what Obama has said and is doing, to what Bush has done and what Cheyney continues to say.
Some of you are too young to remeber what Carter did to our country during his term. We became the joke of the world being laughed at agreeing to policies of others that no self respecting American would have done. Apallogizing for things we shouldn't have had too, isolationism, etc. We're lucky we're not speaking Russian or Chinese now. Take a look at him compared to Obama and its scary how close they are. Be aware America we can't afford to have another Carter in the white house even if he's seen as a multi racial savior.
No Mr.JOSEPH BUTTACAVOLI, in the groups you run with America is the laughing stock. you are a America hater, yes you are.
Poor Carter. He just can't keep his mouth shut. Good for the Repoops but bad for the Democraps.
He is of the Forrest Gump era.....Stupid is as stupid SAYS!
The poor guy thinks he is still President. He is truly sad!!!
Limbaugh is nothing more than tool to make us think there is a difference and keep each other at fighting amongest ourselves while the money changers continue to pillage the people.
Jimmy Carter is a "top Dem"? Really? That's a scary thought...
Christy – "THIS is opur country and we want truth and prosecutions"
No, not all of us want prosecutions. Don't think you speak for the rest of us. Any idiot who wants those photos released clearly doesn't understand why that would be PRECISELY the wrong thig to do.
Evidence of endemic pro-bama-ganda mounts: During his first two months in office, Bill Clinton benefited from the 27% of news stories about him that were positive or praising in tone. George W. Bush dealt with a press only slightly less enamored of him: 22% of stories about him were positive.
But along comes barack obama and the press cannot CONTROL themselves. Fully 44% of the stories about obama are positive in tone, AND there are twice as many stories about obama’s personal life. We’re not talking about blogs or new media websites. We’re talking about PBS, NBC, The New York Times, Washington Post, etc. Twice as many positive stories and twice as many about his personal life.
It's amazing that Jimmy Carter's comments are relevant. There were gas lines and 21% mortgage rate during his presidency. He is a has been who was over his head. His own party undermined him. Why should you even have him on?
Hey Boys – we really know what those photos show – we HAVE seen some torture photos – we can visualize the rest. No need to go there now. We sat on our buts, knowing all along what was happening, and now is not the time to regurgitate those issues. Lets get our house in order economically and put back the restrictions and regulations along with the ethics and morals that have long been missing in our pursuit of the all mighty dollar for only selective individuals. Let everybody have a piece of the pie through hard work and let those who cannot compete be cared for too. Everybody should be under the umbrella of the US red white and blue.
They should not have water boarded the terrorist, they should have beheaded them like they did the Americans they captured. You want to see how these people operate take a look at the beheadings shown on arab tv at bestgore.com,The pictures of the so called mistreatment of prisoners should not be released to endanger our troops. Have you forgotten what they did on 9-11.
Oh, the poor little terrorist, he would cut your throat in a minute
The Obama Administration should do one of two things: Release the photos OR Indict those responsible for endorsing/creating the torture program(s). If the U.S. does neither the world sees a country of hypocrites who always talk about notions and ideas such as 'the rule of law,' and 'civility' when we talk about why the U.S. is such a great place and why we need to intercede in other countries when we see 'evil', but when it is the U.S. who perpetrates the evil then we turn a blind eye and just say 'it won't happen again.'
Releasing the photos will only incite those who are ALREADY extremist, but it may show moderates that the U.S. IS actually confronting our ugly past and moving forward.
I agree with Carter, release them. The Holocaust was torture and killing of many Jews which we openly display and denounce, then we should stand up and show what we have done wrong and denounce torture.
"I don't agree with him, but I certainly don't criticize him for making that decision." That's too passive! First of all, Carter dumped Hillary, to
support Obama. Second: Obama's doing a great job, the US isn't accustomed to a honest, and wise approach. Obama is actually learning "on the job". There will be mistakes. But the real mistake is to "stay on course" with what the Bush administration set up. Carter needs to set up a boutique and sell "Holly Hobby Dolls".
everyone has a right to their opinion, and i respect carter's right to his opinion. obama has a LOT on his plate, more than ANY other president since FDR. i have NO expectation that obama is going to please EVERYONE, in EVERY way. if he can bring some semblance of peace to the middle east, sort of fix afghanistan, get us out of iraq, and get the economy back on track, i don't see where anyone's going to have a legitimate gripe about him NOT having done more.
Apparently Obama-nomic has Jimmy thinking its still the 70's
10-15% unemployment
shrinking GDP
skyrocketing budget deficit
gutting of the military
hyper inflation
600,000+ layoffs per week
federal sales tax
skyrocketing energy prices
government run businesses
piss poor goverment healthcare
We don't need Carter now. His time has come and gone!
and they are terrified of carter, now that they are about to be thrown into gitmo, LOLOL.
in human psychology, corrupt criminals hate those who are righteous.
they devote their life to digging dirt under the riteous,
dying to be able to say, "see, you are just as bad as i am."
What some people want their change back? Obama said what he had to say to get in office and he will act just like every other president no matter what color he is.
The last prisoner abuse pictures were very damaging if not harmful to our rebuilding efforts, and the more testimonials I hear about how the previous pictures were used as a recruiting tools by the extremists we have been fighting, the more I agree with President Obama's judgment not release the remaining detainee pictures.
Jimmy, jimmy, jimmmmeeee! Was there ever another Democrat you didn't knife in the back???? You are no longer in charge - GET OVER IT!
President Carter has a cogent point of view whether you agree with him or not. I think his comments refute the notion that their is only one single correct directive in regards to public or foreign policy decisions. I think we should realize that some of President Obama's directives may not be the best, however we should not determine our support of him on a case by case basis.
Welcome to the socialistic change you morons voted for...
You mean Obama hasn't pleased everyone yet? Darn. Well, he's just not working hard enough to please all the people all the time. People, it's simple...you get elected from the sides but you govern from the middle.
Hey "Spartan83" you better check your facts before posting
"spartan83 June 1st, 2009 11:16 am ET
President Carter has never shed blood for his country. That is why he doesnt care about the consequences to our soilders."
President Carter graduated from the Naval Academy (59th out of 820, McCain was 894 out of 899), and served on subs for years. He intended to make the Navy a career.
Your boy "GWB" military stint was more of a stunt in that nobody really recalls him actually being there! Plus he never "shed blood for his country", but was perfectly willing to shed other men & womens blood for his own misguided goals chasing ficticious WMD's and non-existant Al-Qeada connections.
I agree that the pictures should not be released. It's too dangerous for our soldiers now. As far as prosecutions go. They should look up the chain of command and not use the troops as scapegoats. If the troops were torturing prisoners they were probably under orders from top brass. If they were really rogue soldiers, (it's hard to believe that there's that many) then the top brass needs to prosecuted for negligence and failure to maintain command.
Everyone puts this former President down
Is it because America is pro war?
Because this man has been an advocate for peace all his life
with a * nobel peace prize* to back it up!!
thats something BUSH or CHENEY will NEVER have!!!!!!!!!!!
I will take PEACE any day and I have nothing but respect for anyone
who supports it!!
The worst president we ever had giving advice to the 2nd worst president we ever had. Obama and Carter, one in the same.
I am not disappointed that President Obama did not release the latest pictures....as a card carrier and proud member of the ACLU, the first round of pictures made me sick to my stomach. I had to get up from my desk and get sick. This country has really gone to hell in a hand basket. I do wish for criminal prosocutions....this will come in time. Progress takes time. I wish it could go faster. We cannot hold people forever with out proof they are guilty of something.
My God, what has this world come to? These posts are getting so scary I can't even read them anymore. A man can't talk without getting a bunch of people name calling and telling him to die? Why can't a past president give his personal opinion like a past vice presiden? Republicans want all democrats to die and democrats want to reason with them. No, I'm not a democrat. I just don't understand this.
While I agree that the photos should be released, the President has accepted the request from the military as to not release the photos at this time. The military fearing that the release of the photos would place our service member even in greater harmes way.
And while I believe that a complete investigation should be carried out and those individuals responsible held accountable for their actions, the President has spoken on the matter. I can agree with him on some of it, but time will march on and justice shall be served if not now in the future, however I do not feel it is appropriate for an ex-President to be second guessing the sitting President.
Gary, your ad homineim attack about President Carter's tenure has no relevance or merit to the current issue that he speaks about.
I would never buy George W's book. He is a bad man.
Carter and Obama are jokes of the highest degree. The people who would make the best Presidents are most likely sickened by the ill-informed opinions people make and the venom they spew in the name of their respective side.
Am pleased to see others agree about CNN's bias.
They have improved though. There was a time that NOTHING that was
said against them and their strong support of the GOP was not posted.
Carter's actions as president pale in comparison to what the
Bush administration and the republicans have done to our country these last eight years. Bush will undoubted ly go down as the
worse president in the history of our country. They failed miserably
in every way possible.
The republicans know thatthe trick to good propaganda is to repeat the same thing over and over from a number of different directions with everyone speaking on message. It works. That is why a number of people who don't have the ability to think for themselves believe that Carter was the worst president and Reagan was great somehow. Neither has any basis in fact. This past election the constant repetition of lies was seen in the light of day because on the internet you can check facts and non-corporate media can speak. That is why the lies of the right were exposed. The problem is when Carter was being swiftboated and Reagan crowned you had no way of testing truth. We need to rethink a lot of what we were taught by the foxy right now that we have seen in the light of day that the emperor has no clothes.
Well, I am disappointed as well. If we admit we were wrong, then we can move on. But because some still go out and insist that we weren't wrong, that enhanced interrogation is not torture, that it's okay to torture in wartime, that people can be held indefinitely w/ no proof ... that's why the issue don't go away. Our conscience don't let it go.
Mr. Carter:
I respect the office of President of the US and I respect those who have occupied that office; however one cannot help but wonder if some of your stupid remarks could be caused by too many Peanuts and too much Billy Beer.
As a Veteran myself, I applaud the Prez for not releasing those pictures even if I can professionally disagree with him on some other issues. Any of you egg-heads vouching for the release of the pictures remember how bad things got in Iraq when the Abu-Ghrab pics were released? That's not transparency, that's protecting American lives.
None of you have to dodge bullets and IED's, too worried about whether your latte' gets too cold.
Jimmy Carter worst president ever? Not even close. I would put him somewhere in the middle. The guy did more for peace in the mideast than anyone before or since. As for the horrible economic problems of the '70's, That had more to do with the Arab oil embargo and the de-industrialization of America than Carter's domestic policies. I think where Carter failed was in not being proactive to address these problems. Also the guy was right about foreign oil dependency but nobody listened. All in all, I'd say he was a mediocre president, but I respect him because he is one of the few who actually cares about poor people. Have a nice day!
Sir, you aren't going to please anyone on this topic, continue to listen to your Military Advisor as they know better than anyone else, they've been there, lived it. I agree not to show anymore photos other than those that already have been revealed before you became President. Nothing good will come out of it. Research and find the truth then make a decision to pursure and bring those responsible to justice. Some say that the soldiers who took part should not be held responsible and I agree as they were following orders, having said that those who gave the orders should be held responsible. The laws should be top priority not Political interests.
Considering Carter's record, I think the fact that Obama disagrees with him speaks well of Obama. Jimmy Carter was a nice guy, but a lousy president. So far Obama's a nice guy and is doing a good job.
I'm disappointed in Obama too and I was a major supporter. He did not repeal Don't Ask Don't Tell as he said he would!!!
I know a lot of the folks on blogs throw around incendiary terms as they are doing it basically anonymously and without accountability, but can we really start to tone it down a bit on the rhetoric and have more civil debates? Some of the things I see on CNN's blogs are just ridiculous assertions with no basis in fact and simply stir some people up on both sides of the aisle. We need to all be smarter than this and have civil, logical debates.
If you disagree with someone, try not to be insulting - instead show actual facts why you disagree. Name calling is getting us nowhere as a Nation.
Thank you.
Obama made the right decision.
Former President Carter, not effective when he was in office and less so now. He just has less aplogies to deliver on a regular basis now!
Peoples Voice,
So according to your thinking what should have been done in the middle east? If your answer is the US should have done nothing (or left it for your beloved UN blue helmet brigade) then would the US be better off , worse off or even? If your answer is something should have been done, then what? Which country should have stepped forward?
All you Liberal Democrats just want to sit on the sidelines and then whine about how unfair the conditions are for others in tyranical nations.
No matter what your opinion of Obama's domestic policy is, he is better at foreign policy, so I trust his judgment. Showing pictures of more heinous acts of torture will incite more violence–everyone knows you can't put a fire out with gasoline–Obama is right on this one.
As far as his stance with China, he needs to tread lightly – or China will call their debts in. I don't feel like handing global economic dominance over to a communist country. Obama will act with China accordingly when the time is right and we have more leverage. We don't have leverage now because Bush sold us out.
All you naysaysers are like armchair idiots like Carter. Only if you, yourselves could handle things better than Obama, should you be so critical.
If you are looking for one President worse than George W. Bush, there is his picture in this article, Jimmy Carter. Worse on the economy, national defense and made us appear to be weaker than at any time in our history since WWII.
The photos should be released so that Americans can see just how wicked Cheney and Bush were. Cheney of course defended his actions.
I say that if Cheney is convicted of these crimes, he should be tortured on a daily basis. Let's first start with waterboarding!
Great, all the sudden now Carter is a man of action....why wasn't he when he was actually president
And to think I voted for Carter! I have never voted for another Democrat for president and I never will. His 4 years was the worst my family has ever lived thru. High inflation, long gas lines and high interest rates. His words are just empty now!
@ dominican mama 4 Obama
I totally agree with you...there is no way Obama has been doing that stuff on purpose. He's like Carter-an intelligent man that has no clue as to how to run a country. We all have to admit, it's beginning to show.
first of all i would love to see those pictures so i could laugh at the terrorist. we should have hung them like they do in iran. and i am not an american hater obama is making us look that weak you fool.
MarkieBee: "People, it's simple…you get elected from the sides but you govern from the middle"
If I saw any evidence Obama was actually trying to govern from the center maybe I'd agree with you. You'd have to be an idiot to think he has any interest in doing that. The facts just don't bear that out.
As a wife and a Mother of servicemen I ask you not to put them in harms way ... more than they already are ...DO NOT realease these photos...
spartan83 June 1st, 2009 11:16 am ET
President Carter has never shed blood for his country. That is why he doesnt care about the consequences to our soilders.
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President Carter is a graduate of the USNA, he has served his nation in the US Navy as an active duty Naval Officier and completed his serve obligations to his nation. As such President Carter has shown nothing but concern for the men and woman of the mlitary and gone out of his way to insure that they have not been used in a wasteful fashion. Here is something for you to reflect upon, "War is an extension of diplomacy, when all else fails." To put in layman terms war is a result of diplomatic failure of an adminstration, not something to strive for or desire, but then again had you ever served in war or peace you might understand that.
Apparently the RealityKing is living inan alternate universe. Obama's been in office 150 days and Sur-RealityKing is tagging him with everything that was caused by the Bush administration. Hilarious, if it wasn't so sad.
Carter and Obama are two peas in a pot.
What's to be gained by showing pictures. Our first priority should be our military men and women, not those that would harm them. And just how much respect did we get around the world when weak Carter was in office? Carter might be a kind hearted man but never was Presidential material. I believe Carter thinks all people are good. He lives in La La Land.
To those of you complaining about interest rates and how what we have now is better, the game isn't over. High interest rates will be returning in the not too distant future. And the root cause won't be Obama. The foundations of that were laid well before he came into office. His administration's role in that unfolding will amount to having avoided a severe depression and not cut back on the huge deficits that we've been running for the last half dozen years....
Jimmy Carter is a decent man and has a right to his opinion.
Obama did not release the pictures because he thought there may be a backlash towards American troops who are still over there. I respect that opinion. I ,also think Cheney, in particular should be brought up on charges and given the maximum penalty for his crimes. But, I understand why they are not focusing on this as well.
I don't agree with everything that President Obama does. ( His pick for education was very status quo and continues the problems that the Bush Administration began. We need to get rid of Nochild left behind for good. It's teaching based on test scores only and it is very negative for teachers and children) . In any case, I still think he is the best president that I have seen in my lifetime. He does have the people's interests at heart. He also has put protections in for the enivroment and for wildlife- something which is very important at this critical stage in the Earth's history.
If we would have done whatr Jimmy Carter suggested back in the 70's like Brazil did, we would have been free of foreign oil dependence 5 years ago, like Brazil did, but enough about Carter's unheeded wisdom...
...Only diddo-heads agree with everything the drug-addled gas bag says, for the rest of us smart people, we don't agree with everything Obama says or does all the time, heck I don't agree with my father sll the time, but I do agree with a lot of Obama policies. So does most of the country and the world...
...but it's still nice to know that Obama won't go down as the most despised President the US has ever had, off all time, in the world. Like your right wing buddy in Texas is.
All of you saying you want the pictures released of our troops torturing Gitmo prisoners, well all I can say is "What is your problem"? Do you realize that the terrorists we are fighting don't give a rats a$$ about the Geneva Conventions that we signed. They are laughing at us all over the country because all you all want to do is bury your own soldiers!!! How dare you all want to possibly put them in more of harms way? The terrorists don't torture. They just kill! Remember Daniel Pearl? They cut his head off with a knife on live tv. And you all are upset because we poured water on some terrorists face? You all are the true domestic terrorists.
If Jimmy Carter was not so hungry for publicity, he would do the sensible thing and just go away and shut up. He screwed up many situations when he was president, which reverberate to this day. He has such a tremendous ego, that it appears he can't just 'shut up'.
@ Jay (the Veteran):
Sir, a heartfelt "THANK YOU" for your service to our country from all of us who owe you a debt of gratitude that we cannot possibly repay.
If Bush and Cheney are let off the hook for torture, it leaves the door open for the next bunch of little Hitlers to take it to the next level. Do you want to be party to rape and torture of children? Let them off the hook and you're as bad as the Germans who looked the other way during the Holocaust. I repudiate what Bush and Cheney have perpetrated in the name of America. I want them brought to justice! Obama is wrong for dawdling and equivocating.
BTW, why doesn't somebody make the connection between Pelosi's CIA briefing and the fact that she took impeachment off the table? She gave Bush a pass to keep her own guilt out of public view.
did anyone hear him this morning talking about GM, he said he can't let them be hoards of the taxpayers. first of all GM and Ford should get 500 billion dollars. did he forget that gm and ford have been around a long time and are the back bone to this country. lets just keep giving to AIG.
First of all, I am sick of the disingenous political postering on both sides fo the isle. If Pres. Obama truly held investigations concerning torture, DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS would be in jail, including your girl Hillary. They all knew, and now everyone who knows that they are pro-torture are trying to pretend as if they are anti-torture now. When you guys stop pretending as if Republicans and Democrats have your interest at heart, call me America.
This is a non-issue. Did people really think President Obama would always follow the Democrat's position on everything? The Democrats tend to be divided on several issues, which creates open debate within the party. This is so much better than the lock-step GOP, always following whatever Fox News, right-wing talk radio hosts or big business tells them to do.
As usual, Carter is completely right. The photos should be released. Is anyone here actually naive enough to think that the terrorists won't eventually get their hands on the photos?
Witholding them just feeds the imaginations of those that hate us and makes Obama look like another Bush (in their eyes at least). Sometimes, it's best to simply come clean. Release the photos and say "Horrible things were done by the previous administration. We condemn this and it will not happen under this administration".
The US torturing muslim prisoners was the biggest help to terrorist recruitment ever. The best we can do now is simply minimize the damage.
former President Carter showed why he was a week President and 1 term Pres, he has now clue
Shut up, Jimmy! Geesh!
that's the nature of capitalism, not some unlucky coincidence.
wake up people, and
stop investing against your own interest.
stop buying everything corporate.
start growing your own food.
it's good for your body and soul.
Kyle , Albany, Bravo!!!
The disrespect shown on these blogs is a disgrace. People should be able to disagree without all the insults and name calling. That being said I am somewhat dissappointed in things not being fixed from the bottom up. Still throwing money away at the top. There have been some great ideas out here but to simple for the beltway to get I guess. My favorite, Give every American over 50 still in the work force (40 million) 1 million dollars, 40 million job openings, must buy a new home or pay off existing mortgage (financial market infused with cash) must buy a new American made car (auto industry fixed). I am just an average person not an economist but I can not see a down side to this. Much cheaper than the billions being thrown away to the top. Economy fixed from the bottom up as promised.
lets see how many ways we can hurt the American people – that was said by "W". now he wants us to buy his book. I don't think so. Who in the hell does he think the American people are, stupid. The nerve of him. I hope his book with be the first president's book that doesn't sell well. That would be fantastic. For the American people that is.
As a military mom, I agree that releasing any of these photos places our military in harms way. It's the makings of vengence. That said, at some point they should be released, but in the distant future. We need to put this war BEHIND us as soon as possible. It was one that should never have been fought, with catastrophic results in so many ways. Jimmy Carter's desire for full transparency is a virtuous idea – but not yet.
Dear Fellow Bloggers:
It appears that the only effective way to deal with the "idiots" that keep shouting into the wind on these blogs is to TOTALLY IGNORE THEM. Watch them spin deeper into their irrational mode by spewing further hate, and unsupported "facts", and then all of a sudden ask: "Hey,what happened? Cat got your tongue." I'm all for the occassional slam, and dunk, but the truly offensive should just be ignored.
Everyone knew Obama was a moderate when he was elected. He is not going to please the far left or far right. Obama follows common sense. The pictures will come out eventually, but let's get the bulk of our troops out of harm's way first.
To "MOM" if you have children or a husband in the military tell them 'BUTTACAVOLI' and the rest of the world say's THANK YOU very much. and god bless america. sorry you have to hear all this crap.
If not releasing those photos, saves the life of one American soldier serving in a war zone having been sent there by the United States Government, then don't release the photos to make a political point.
And real news here would have been if everyone was pleased by the actions of the President. That's an impossible task. I do like the fact that the President doesn't react to these types of news stories, but continues to be "no drama Obama."
Investigate 911
At this point I don't think much of anyone cares what Jimmy Carter thinks, he's irrelevant. Why should anyone pay attention to the one who was in charge of the worst administration in American history.
He has nothing of any value to add and should keep his mouth shut. I don't agree with much that Obama has done, but on the picture issue he is right on.
Would you believe it!! Pres. Obama is doing a yeoman's job. In his few months in the WH he has done more good that Jimmy did in his entire stay....
Thank you President...keep strong and may God continue to bless and guide you in this effort to bring our country back on the straight road.
Oh yes, Carter is precisely the guy we should be taking the lead from on foreign policy, intelligence, and military matters. Anyone remember the Iranian hostage situation? A revolution everyone but his CIA seemed to predict. A disastrous military rescue operation. A widely held perception of the US as weak and diffident. Thank you, President Jimmy, for all you did for the US.
I'll say this for Obama, he's an improvement over Carter. But then, so wash Bush.
Some people is disrepecting our General ", they field the troop and fight the war I trust there opinion. Said enough.
JOSEPH BUTTACAVOLI, I believe the phrase you're looking for is "wards of the taxpayers." Have a nice day!
Hey Jimmy, YOU LOST! GET OVER IT!
And keep in mind, our "smart" president (with all his uhh's and "you know's" when teleprompterless) is a product of your late 1970's education system.
I know you'll REALLY be dissappointed when he surpasses your inflation, interest rate, and unemployment marks...
Cambell Brown is back with her Bias and Bull Program.....
but of course, Carter has been irrelevent since 1976.
pat c – You say you are "embarrassed at how ugly the republicans" and then you spew your venom against Bush. You do know what the word "hypocrite" means, don't you?
Now try listening, with an open mind, to the truth. The "blite" (blight) on this nation will not end unless enough of us turn back to God (the true God of the Holy Bible) and vote into office men with the knowledge of right and wrong – courageous men who recognize evil, when it rears it's ugly head, and have the wisdom to take a stand and fight against it. Men who will make decisions based on God's precepts and not just whatever is P.C. Not fools that believe man is born with innate goodness and can use diplomacy in every situation. As the scripture says, there is "a time for war". There will be wars until Christ returns because there will be men who are courageous enough to stand and fight against evil in order to protect their children from deranged monsters like Hitler, Pol Pot, Stalin,Ahmadinejad, and Saddam Hussein, to name a few. You don't seem to have much knowledged about World history and I wonder if that is because you attended government schools. The dumbing down of America is why Obama
was elected. The media is in cahoots with the liberals so chances are this won't be posted but I'll try what worked for someone else – I doubled dog dare you to post this CNN.
how on earth could anyone please all of the people all of the time? never gonna happen in our political system.
not releasing these photos is not keeping any additional information from the world or from ourselves. we already have seen the images and the truth was revealed. the argument that additional photos would in a sense prevent us from repeating history by knowing what has happened (which is the only halfway productive reason I've seen for releasing them) seems defunct. it caused a hoopla the first time photos were released, and it will cause a hoopla if these are released, and for no apparent gain. And potentially a lot of harm. the decision actually seems pretty logical to me...
Next election they should go on CNN and just flip a coin and see who becomes president. that way we could just be done with it. heads for Obama tails for Iraq.
I think it's funny how some people think "The One" can do no wrong and EVERYTHING he does is right. Even when he WASTED $20 billion of TAXPAYERS money GM/Chrysler when that money could have been spent actually HELPING the American people. Like we're ever going to get that $20 billion back... Obama flip flops and waffles. He's nothing amazing. He just made a bunch of people fall for his rhetoric to get elected with a bunch of sugar. Unfortunately some drank so much of his Koolaid the sugar rush still has to wear off and then they MAY realize it was all just a fairy tale that sounded good, tasted good, but wasn't based in reality..
Why is anyone still giving this senile old fool an audience? Get lost, Jimmy! You were a bust as a president and you're un-classy and all around pain in the neck ex-president. You were, and are an embarassment!
It is easy for people who are not the Commander in Chief, have not seen the pictures and not privy to the intelligence reports to call for the release of the photos.
I trust President Obama and his foreign affairs and intelligence teams to do what is best for American soldiers who are or will be in harm's way.
Well I disagree with Jimmy Carter and others, would you like to be tortured like the jewish people were by Hitler. I take it you all would say no. I think President Obama decision to close it was a very excellent idea no matter who says what.
Although I was initially disappointed that President Obama did not release the photos, after hearing his explanation I do agree that the safety of our troops is more important than seeing more photos of abuses we already know took place. However, I agree with Mr. Carter that we should go forward with a complete investigation, and if the facts show any laws were broken, the perpetrators should be prosecuted. Going forward sometimes means we have to purge ourselves of the dirt in our past.
I'd like to see the Bush administration exposed for any wrong-doings but not at the expense of risking the safety of American soldiers.
I think that Obama is doing the right thing by not releasing the photos. It would endanger our troops and further enrage the terrorists.
Dan, TX – Everyone knew Obama was a moderate when he was elected"
Huh? What are you smoking? Obama never was and never will be moderate. If you're fool enough to think that, you've obviously not been paying attention.
Carter has the right and authority to say as he please.
God bless Jimmy Carter. The man who has served in the military but has shown time and again doesn't care for them one bit!! This is a man who ran our country to the brink of diaster in the 70's with his liberal ideas. Now he is disappointed in the president. The one time I agree with president Obama. Please do not endanger the lives our young men and women anymore then they are now. It is a time for common sense and not the lets expose every thing for whose sake??? Every American knows that torture is not the way our country should act but we don't have to see it in black and white and color. Why damage the military any more then it has been. What is the point? Let's hope our government thinks and will act with intellegence before endangering any more American lives.
The President did not rule out " future" prosecutions. He said we need to focus on the "future". Perhaps he's trying to clear up other issues, like the "economy" before delving into Bush Administration Prosecutions. The President is more concerned about the safety of our troops that are involved in "2 Wars" right now. Judgment will come to Bush and Cheney. We the people can not decide how or when, that is a matter only God can decide.
I'm a strong supporter of President Obama, and believe that he would have released the photos if they would do more good than harm. It's neither surprising nor disappointing that Obama has deviated from some campaign promises. He now has access to complete information, and is capable of learning and adapting.
The real irony is that Carter is armchairing from his own experience which demonstrated bad MidEast AND Military policies.
Finally a president that both right wing extremists and left wing extremists dont like. What we have here is a true moderate president and you can always tell who a moderate is by who people like Rush Limbaugh and Jimmy Carter criticize.
People STOP, 911 remember how you felt that day. did anyone forget, they hit us first and the red white and blue colors don't run. everyone had a flag on thaere care and houses and now you see not one american flag flying. get real these people deserve it.. id i was president i would nuke them all and be done with it.
President Carter is right. President Obama is wrong. I appreciate so much of what Obama has done to reverse the eight years of heartless, deadly, lawless, bungled government under Cheney and Bush.
We cannot cleanse our nation of their dishonor (and our dishonor. We elected them!) without cleaning out all our dirty landry. And this laundry is the most filthy because it is soiled with innocent civilians' blood, our own soldiers' blood, children's blood and so many tens of thousands of ruined lives.
The longer Obama delays full examination and public airing of this national shame, the faster his credibility as a truthful and truth-seeking president will bleed away.
Jimmy,
Stagflation. OPEC. Iranian hostage crisis. Do you remember any of these? You may be a good human being but you were an atrocious leader. You left this country a disaster. Sir, go back to your peanut farm and stay out of the peanut gallery. You are a dangerous man.
Carter hits the nail on the head. Hey it's not an easy task to go after the past administration, but frankly after what the Bush people did to this country, they deserve to be let out to dry. I say war crimes tribunal. I need to see them disgraced.
Joseph Buttacavoli - news to you Iraq had nothing to do with 911. All but one one the terrorists was a Saudi and Osama is a Saudi. Sadaam was many bad things but he was not a religious zealot.
Now, the real question is: why is anyone listening to Carter? He is the most irrelevant politician of all times.
Hey don't direspect the "Peanut' i like peanuts. maybe it was too many peanuts for the brain.
Since President Obama is privy to Security Briefings on a daily basis and Mr. Carter, Newt, Mitt and Rush aren't, shouldn't they keep their pie holes shut? Finally we have a President who cares more about the troops than winning a friggin war that should have never been in the first place. He is the President and it is his call to make. Finally, someone who is doing what is really in the best interest of the country. Refreshing isn't it?
If they release the photographs, I believe they ought to do so with a published statement that those identified as having committed acts depicted that are beyond the provisions of U.S. and International Laws will be prosecuted. If they do not, then the pictures will do nothing to stop this from happening again – and they will inflame an already violent hatred toward the U.S. There are indications that some photographs depict rape – and if that is the case, those responsible should be prosecuted under the laws of the country where the offenses took place. This sort of thing is in a different category – and if anyone says its like wterboarding, or that there is ANY ambiguity regarding the illegality of rape as a means of interrogation, they are certifiably insane.
Why are you talking with Jimmy Carter? He was by far the worst president we have had in this era. Obama may be second only to him!
G in Indy
iran, iraq, osama,obama,north korea, what ever if they don't like us let them kill each other, Not us there all the same.
Jimmy in case you didn't notice–Obama is president. You and George Bush will go down in history as being the two worse presidents in history. Shut up and stay in Georgia .
Who the heck if jimmy carter?
Nobody cares what you think anymore.
Oh, the inflationary/recessionary 1970s called and they want you back,
Jimmy.
I'm not sure what these idiots have done with their memories but Jimmy Carter is a great man and was a great President. He's absolutely right on this one. He was a peacemaker and the only President in my lifetime with the cojones to stand up to big business and do what was right for the people of this country and of the world! I guess these days that makes you an object of ridicule and derision. You have to be a fascist idiot like Bush-Cheney and the great God Reagan (whose nonsensical "trickle down" Reaganomics" is responsible for the world economic meltdown we're now seeing) to be appreciated these days! How quicky and how far we've fallen from intelligence and decency!
There are times when it is not worth telling the whole story, or in this instance, showing the pictures. The Pres. knows what he is doing. You can't un-ring a bell. Best to let the mood of the world dictate when to let those pics come out.
Pres. Carter is right to want the pics to come out but Pres. Obama is right to wait on the perfect timing to do so. Perhaps when the economic engine of the world starts to move for the regular people again it will be a good time to show the world what we would do to protect this Nation.
Obama is the second Carter administration and he will leave us in even worse shape in all areas of government endeavor.
JOSEPH BUTTACAVOLI says he'd "nuke these people and be done with it."
Exactly which people would you nuke? The perpetrators of 9/11 who are hiding along the Afghan-Pakistan border? (Don't forget, Pakistan has nuclear weapons, too.)
And how would you control the fallout from that nuke attack as it drifts around the world?
Carter...Obama – two pimples on the face of America.
Carter is an embarrassment to our country (wrong all the time and sympathizer to our enemies). United States lost its image during his administration and we lost one of our best allies (IRAN) because of his human right preaching to Shah. Soviets invaded Afghanistan, chaos in Lebanon and so on......
President Carter was one of the best President ever. If it was not for the Congress and the ofter House he would have done much more to improve the status of America.. for the rescue you nuts do not understand that a MAJOR SAND STORM is what messed up the rescue.. YES check out you History and you will know that instead of listening to people you want to blame and SAND STORM on the President's rescue mission. Carter was a BLESSING to America but because he was not liked and was not a good old boy they wanted to paint a different picture of him. May God continue to bless you Mr. Carter for being a real human being and a Great President
Coming from one of the biggest cowards ever to hold the presidency. Jimmy Carter is a Bitter old man that no one should listen too. Hey Jimmy should we prosecute you for letting the Iranians hold our soliders hostage for over a year???? SHould we prosecute you for making the american public pay 5 times what they should have paid at the pump???? Your a coward and LOSER.....Just go away or bite the bullet many of us could care less how you go away....
Carter was one of the worst President's in recent memory . His foreign policy was, quite simply put, a disatster so no wonder he would choose to go in a direction that would damage the United States and put our tropps, as well as every American, in danger. I do believe it is time for his to sit down and be quiet. Obama has made an approproiate decision here to protect America and its troops. Carter and the other left-wing liberals loons are out of bounds on this.
I am a lifelong Dem but Carter is sad. I just came back from a trip to Venezuela to visit my wife's family and was reminded how Carter helped Chavez 4 years ago approving the election vote with a signature of confidence. Funny how the oppo in Venezuela has pictures of Carter and Chavistas fishing off of the coast of Portugal right before he singed off on those elections. Carter should just go away.
Even though I believe these photos should be released (Some are already trickling out over the internet), I strongly believe that if Carter has something to say to Obama, he should pick up the phone and call him directly.
It is tacky and rude for him to criticize a sitting president who is a fellow Dem. He is just stirring a pot. Now, Dick Cheney oversteps 'rude and tacky'. He is covering up and deflecting attention on criminal behavior.
Liberal Progressive Democrats- Be proud that you are an American. Our CIA and former President did what was neccessary to protect this great Country. 1) There have been no further terrorist attacks since Sep 11, 2009. Who deserves the credit?
For everyone out there who thinks terrorists should be treated with anything less than common dignity must have forgotten the saying, "an eye for an eye makes the whole world blind". Enemies or not, all people deserve respect and if we ever reach the point when we hurt others, we become no better than them.
Releasing the photos will only incite those who are already extremists. We should release the photos and indict those from the Bush Administration responsible for making torture a part of U.S. policy. They have shamed our nation. Unless we confront the evils within our own country we are hypocrites when we impose our will on other countries.
Wow, why would anyone give this man credit. The President who was responsible for thousands of deaths during his time in the office. No wonder why CNN is losing viewership when they give this man air time.
This guy was a real success as President. Thanks to him and his great response to the Iran hostage crisis, we have a terrorist state. As MacArthur said"Old soldiers don't die, they just fade away.." Why can't the same thing be said for politicians of a bygone era? He shouldn't comment on the present occupant of the White House. The present occupant, ehether you disagree or agree with him, has a sense of direction and agenda.
Carter's presidency had the feeling akin to a car being out of control.
Liberal Progressive Democrats- Be proud that you are an American. Does Liberal Progressive President Clinton have any resposibility for the Sep 11 attacks? The CIA 3 times told him that they could kill the Muslim Terrorist Osama Bin Laden and all 3 times, President Clinton said, "no".
You folks are seeing things that aren't there. Here is the reality.
1) Carter, one of our best Presidents. Time will tell. Certainly compared to GW.
2) Obama, too soon to tell, but things look great for this to be an eight year period of which we will all be proud.
3) Both of them will get what they want, re the torture photos and justice.
4) President Obama does not want to gratuitously release photos which will be released under court order when AG Holder decides to investigate.
5) President Obama does not want to politicize the Justice Dept by telling Holder what to do, but the writing is on the wall.
6) Within a year of taking office, AG Holder will decide that an investigation is necessary; he will secure all evidence, including said photos; a grand jury will sit and deliberate on the evidence; trials wil begin in late 2010; finally, near the end of President Obama's first term, the evidence (including photos) will become public.
I can wait for it to unfold. Be patient.
Mississippi Mike:
A good rule of thumb with Carter is to listen to his advice and do the exact opposite. I can't think of a single thing he's ever done that's had a beneficial result, no reason to believe he will start now.
Dear Mississippi Mike,
President Carter won the Noble Peace Prize. Have a good day.
He sure is disappointing republicans he is getting the job done.
Liberal Progressive Democrats- Be proud that you are an American. Did President Clinton incite or encourage Sep 11th terrorist attacks, by not re acting or defending this great Country after 1993 World trade Center attack, South African Embassy Bombings, Somalia Attack, US Cole attacks, etc? Perhaps if America under the proper leadership reacted, Sep 11 would never have taken place?
obama will show the pictures during his next campaign, he keeps it up who is he ganna talk about an his campaign trail won't be bush maybe he'll turn on his wife and say it was her fault. lol
And anyone who things the religious right aren't terrorists within our own midst didn't see the news about the abortion doctor who was just MURDERED in his own CHURCH.
The whole point is you can NOT operate from a Cheney-like attitude that the ends justify the means or you throw out rule of law and decency and become what you're trying to stop.
This idiot just MURDERED a man because he believes in - the sanctity of all life. This would be humorous if it weren't for the horrific pain and suffering the man has just brought on the doctor's family and town.
Jultifying the murder of people to support your cause makes you EXACTLY like the Taliban and al Quada.
Think about it, religious zealots.
Until last November he was the worst president in our history and is an embarrassment to this country... Iran hostage crises, OPEC. He should keep his mouth closed and go back to writing his pathetic books and stay in his work shop and make wooden cutting boards.
I don't think the public NEEDS to see the photos to understand the implications
The only torture photos that would interest me would be photos of people like Dick Cheney, Karl Rove, George Bush, and Rumsfeld being torture simply for the sake of being tortured
After all they did to kill so many of our young, for a false war
After all they did to drag this country into the quagmire that now exists
The real terrorists are here, in our own back yards, and on CNN almost daily, with their treasonist verbiage ...
America's only TRULY Christian President.
I have to go to work you obamanites need to go to a shrink and lay on a couch and figure out how to wake up. obama will snap his fingers on the next election to let you know it's time to wake up. he'll need you awake to vote.
It is AMAZING to see some people calling Pres. Carter "idiot","Irrelevant" etc etc. while the SAME people hailed him at "Visionary","Real American", "Honorable" when he threw his (or at least indicated) that he supports Obama over Hillary. You guys have such short memories and such flawed logic.
In the next year or so we'll be experiencing the inflation of the Carter years too. It's going to hurt more than the recession. I'm not really a fan of either President. There are just some things that gov't should leave alone and these men don't seem to pick up on that.
3 Trillion Dollars in Iraq by the end of the Bush term. 75% of it going to the government of Iraq or reconstruction of the country(not better armor or weapons). Is everyone aware that Iraq has a budget surplus and that is with their oil production at or about 50% capacity.
Before any Neo-Cons talk about 20 billion to Chrysler/GM I'd like someone to explain that number before complaining about Obama.