'Will Jimmy Carter Meddle In Obama's Foreign Policy?': LA Times

He's the president apart, pictured here standing to the side in a group photo of all the living members of The President's Club in the Oval Office earlier this month.

Defeated resoundingly by Ronald Reagan in 1980, Jimmy Carter has done admirable things since he left office. He started working with Habitat for Humanity, putting the effort to build homes for the poor on the political map. His Carter Center in Atlanta became a hub for spreading democracy as the globe-trotting former president served as an observer in Third World countries to help ensure free and fair elections, winning the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002.

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Comments

[SammyGone]

How about all those houses he built=they are falling down during forclosure.

[FairTalk]

Let's hope so.

[Macready]

I hope Carter becomes part of Obama's team for th Middle East . . . Carter is right about israel

[azbird]

The number one rule for using a word in a sentence should be that you know what the word means. You all have used the word apartheid about Israel and if you knew what it meant you would know that you are dead wrong. Mr Carter has admitted that he used that word to sell books and didnt really intend to insult Israel. You need to follow that logic Sonofkemet

[hotwire]

Sure he will, he can't help himself.

[Octoberluna]

Poor Mr. Carter, never before and I believe not since has such a good and decent man been so vily vilified by his own people for having done nothing but GOOD while occupying the nation's highest office. His heart is pure (yes lusty too) and his motivations are humanity. You couldn't see him for the good man he remains to this day. WTH?

[bygollymissmolly]

So, please tell us HP how Jimmy Carter can "meddle" in Obama's foreign policy? Where did he get that power? Last I heard, Obama was President and the person who was making policy. On the other hand I'm fairly sure that Obama respects Jimmy Carter and will often consult with him as an "elder statesman". There's nothing wrong with that and much right about it.

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[Lisa-G]

Jimmy Carter is not a meddler. He is a bright intellect who has moved toward peace in a way that no president (including himself as president) has before. He will go where he feels he is needed. His motivations are peace and prosperity for all the world's citizens. Any president or person that has a problem with that has nefarious motivations.

[JohnCochtosten]

This is such a horrible article. People need to realize that Hamas has to be included in talks. It's amazing how quickly people have forgotten the Northern Ireland peace process.

[Macready]

well said JohnCochtosten . . . totally agree with you . . . Hamas was legally elected . . . it is essential that any peace mission to the Middle East any discussion on Gaza includes Hamas . . .

Hamas isn't a terrorist organisation it has a political and a militant wing think Sein Fein/IRA . . . stop thinking in bush neo-con speak . .. zionism is as pernicious an ideology as neoconism . . .

[NextYearLions]

Just send him far, far away, to either work on some Habitat For Humanity fundraiser, or broker peace with a make belief country. At his age, he won't know the difference.

[bygollymissmolly]

You know, if we and the world had listened to Jimmy Carter way back when and adopted some of his green technology, we would not be in the mess we are in today with Peak oil having come and gone and soon there will be wars over the remaining oil on earth. Personally, I think that Jimmy Carter was a pretty smart guy. He just governed at a very bad time in our history. And if Reagan hadn't made a deal with the Iranians to keep the hostages until after the election, Carter probably would have been re-elected.

[4akinderworld]

Jimmy's got more social awareness and ready intellect than most people half his age. I would enjoy watching you debate him if you think he's a doddering old man.

[bluemike]

What is this "meddle" crap? Carter was one of the most moral, honest men to every be president. He calls things like they are and makes diplomatic moves that other Americans are afraid of. I hope President Carter is allowed to meddle frequently in Obama's foreign policy.

[illuminutty]

MR. JIMMYS PRESIDENCY MIGHT HAVE BEEN CONSIDERED A FAILURE,BUT THE MAN IS GENUINE DECENT HONEST MAN AND TELLS ISRAEL WHAT EVERYONE ELSE KNOWS,NOT POISONED BY THE MEDIA,THAT ISRAEL IS AN APARTIED LIKE STATE.

[Hoslo2]

Will IPAC meddel in Obama's foreign policy? Why don't you asked that question?

Actually I really, really hope that Carter DO meddle in Obama's foreign
policy! specially in the Middle East policies!

Jimmy Carter is in my opinion the one and only American politician that have guts to tell the
TRUTH! Precisely the truth and nothing else.. about the occupation, apartheid and
the resistance! And Carter is the only one American with success in the ME, the only one that have made peace that has lasted, between Egypt and Israel!

So why not Carter?

[Bharatbhangi]

i certainly hope he will !

not sure if proponents of apartheid will hope so too....

[PATina]

I predict... Jimmy Carter will continue to be Jimmy Carter. He will do whatever it is he chooses. If that is considered "meddling" in Obama's foreign policy... oh well.