Carter Urges 'Modest' Liberian Support

[LauraK]

NEW YORK - Former President Jimmy Carter says a "modest" force of perhaps 2,000 U.S. troops should join a coalition of West African nations to help stabilize Liberia.

Carter, who first visited Liberia in 1978 when he was president, said in an op-ed piece in The New York Times on Sunday that war-torn Liberia "is ready to be rescued from disaster, and the time is ripe for persistent but modest American involvement in this process." <cut

Carter noted his foundation, the Atlanta-based Carter Center, adopted Liberia as one of its peace efforts in Africa but was forced to close its office there after it became clear Taylor "was determined to maintain dictatorial powers and had little commitment to an honest government or to the well- being of the people."
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[w4rma]

1. President Carter is one of our best presidents, IMHO (n/t)

[pasadenademocrat]

2. I think he was a mediocre president,

But he is the best man to be president in the past century, without a doubt.

As a christian, I find him as a huge insperation on how to live a life with purpose and meaning.