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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsJimmy Carter Lectures Trump:
"Counting wars, military attacks and military occupations, there have actually only been five years of peace in US history 1976, the last year of the Gerald Ford administration and 1977-80, the entirety of Carters presidency. Carter then referred to the US as the most warlike nation in the history of the world,
full article: https://www.telesurenglish.net/opinion/Jimmy-Carter-Lectures-Trump-US-Is-Most-Warlike-Nation-in-History-of-the-World-20190418-0020.html
lpbk2713
(42,772 posts)They think war is good for business.
Cold War Spook
(1,279 posts)It is not good for humanity.
Laffy Kat
(16,391 posts)My first presidential vote, and to my parents' horror, I voted a straight Democratic ticket and so did my sister.
IndyOp
(15,535 posts)But I did ask my parents to let me stay up late and watch the returns come in - I connected with Pres. Carter then and he remains my favorite president to this day. I greatly admired Obama, but Carter captured my pacifist heart.
lunatica
(53,410 posts)marlakay
(11,527 posts)At the time I remember though a lot of people thought he was weak, the media helped bring that along which is why Reagan got elected when they screwed him over on Iran Contra thing.
lunatica
(53,410 posts)A direction that culminated with Trump.