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I don't know about absolute worst presidency, but Carters was ONE of the most dismal performances. I entered the service during Mr. Carters Term in office. I know that the US foreign policy was a joke, his domestic policy a complete failure, economic worries were at an all time high level, military preparedness at an all time low, and the US Military was regarded as a joke world wide.
His restrictions of the CIA and other intelligence gathering organizations set this country back decades and we still have not recovered from the harm he did on that account. The fall of Iran into the rule of religious fanatics/fundamentalist extremists was directly caused by Carters policy, which indirectly led to the Iraqi situation we now have on our hands.
He is a wonderful christian, and a good man by all public accounts, but he made for a lousey world leader. I think his perfect role would have been Secretary of State, not Commander in Chief. As a humanitarian, I think he ranks right up there with the best of them.
His award would have ment more if they had bestowed it for the reason that they promote it for, helping world peace, however the officials have gone out of their way to state that they are awarding it to him to make a "slap" at President Bush. I wonder if any one has asked Mr. Carter how he feels being told he was being awarded a Nobel Prize just so that someone can make a personal statement?
[ 10-13-2002, 11:32 AM: Message edited by: MagiK ]
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