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In reply to the discussion: Statement from the Carter Center on the Syria Crisis [View all]David__77
(23,404 posts)53. I'd like Carter to pay a peace visit to Damascus.
He can repeat the services he performed for the world in N. Korea. He still can make a valuable contribution to humanity.
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Yes. At the same time, launching a few missiles might get reluctant parties to a peace
JDPriestly
Aug 2013
#50
You could be right. After Bush, and seeing the massive ever-dominant corruption in our
JDPriestly
Aug 2013
#71
Exactly and that was brought up in the British Parliament yesterday, the hypocrisy of the
sabrina 1
Aug 2013
#72
Sanity: "Those responsible for the use of chemical weapons must bear personal responsibility"
Coyotl
Aug 2013
#2
I'm so glad you have it all figured out, especially the moral backbone aspect. n/t
Jefferson23
Aug 2013
#70
So--you can find a circumstance where you perceive the use of chemical weapons to gas civilians
MADem
Aug 2013
#76
Your comments to me about the OP I posted which supports a similar approach
Jefferson23
Aug 2013
#82
"I" didn't "reject" it--I am just telling you that al-Assad is uninterested in that approach.
MADem
Aug 2013
#83
Well many of his enemies are, we are told at least, OUR enemies also. Al Queda is
sabrina 1
Aug 2013
#73
How about we mind our own business and start prosecuting the war criminals we
sabrina 1
Aug 2013
#80
Here, let me 'throw down what I believe once again' since it is the overwhelming
sabrina 1
Aug 2013
#85
I am saying what I am saying. Angry at you? I am sad for you, and the rest of the minority
sabrina 1
Aug 2013
#89
Of course I am saying what I am saying. I think I made that clear and will say it again
sabrina 1
Aug 2013
#91
It is a tragedy of epic proportions that conservative Democrats joined with republicans and elected
Zorra
Aug 2013
#7
It was not only conservative Dems joining with Republicans who gave us Reagan.
BlueMTexpat
Aug 2013
#18
No, that's simply not true in the case of the 1980 election, and if you have proof that it is true,
Zorra
Aug 2013
#27
There was liberal opposition to President Carter in the primaries that weakened him enough that he
totodeinhere
Aug 2013
#30
I said that he was weakened by Teddy's primary challenge but I also said that there
totodeinhere
Aug 2013
#37
Yes, people forget that for some reason. I think that was treason but they got away
sabrina 1
Aug 2013
#74
Statistics prove that self-described moderate and conservative Democrats voted for Reagan in
Zorra
Aug 2013
#86
It might be easier to be wise when you are not surrounded by Washington DC hogwash perpetrators and
Maineman
Aug 2013
#43
President Carter made 'Human Rights' the nation's top foreign policy priority.
Octafish
Aug 2013
#23
I was just lectured at 4 am and told that any response other than bombs would be akin to "praying
Dragonfli
Aug 2013
#24
I agree about punishment for whoever was responsible, I will never agree on a military intervention.
idwiyo
Aug 2013
#25
But we threw President Carter under the boss when he defended Edward Snowden, right?
totodeinhere
Aug 2013
#29
I absolutely agree that this needs to be done with the UN, NATO, the Arab League and as many
Number23
Aug 2013
#35
Right -- I mean, what could the man who brokered the Camp David Accords possibly have to teach you?
markpkessinger
Aug 2013
#44
I agree with this. I want to see a consensus before any potential action.
Waiting For Everyman
Aug 2013
#48