Former president Jimmy Carter has decided to travel to Syria to meet with Hamas leader, Khaled Meshal. Hamas being a terrorist organization and Khaled Meshal- being an intense anti-Semite of course. In perspective, Meshal praises Iranian leader President Ahmadinejad for his comments that the Holocaust is a myth and that Israel should be wiped off the map as "courageous declarations."
Is it any surprise that Jimmy Carter wants to meet with this guy? No. Many people are outraged by it, however, saying that Carter is abusing post-presidency. In fact, he has been suspected of being anti-Semitic at times. A few quotes:
"It would be almost politically suicidal for members of Congress to espouse
a balanced position between Israel and Palestine"
"When I met with Yasir Arafat in 1960 he stated, "The PLO has never
advocated the annihilation of Israel. The Zionists started the 'drive the Jews into the
sea' statement and attributed it to the PLO"
a balanced position between Israel and Palestine"
"When I met with Yasir Arafat in 1960 he stated, "The PLO has never
advocated the annihilation of Israel. The Zionists started the 'drive the Jews into the
sea' statement and attributed it to the PLO"
The two quotes above are terribly misinformed of Mr. Carter. At one point many of the people on his staff quit because of the possible Anti-Semitic talk circulating. However, I don't tend to think that Carter is a true full blown ant-Semite. What i do think is he that he is ignorant and that his opinions on Israel and the Middle East are most often based on fallacy.
Carter in a recent interview defended his trip by saying, "It's very important that at least someone meet with the Hamas leaders to express their views, to ascertain what flexibility they have, to try to induce them to stop all attacks against innocent civilians in Israel and to cooperate with the Fatah as a group that unites the Palestinians."
He thinks we should cooperate with terrorists. I bet their a bunch of compromising guys that are just misunderstood. All they want is peace I'm sure....Not. Carter's logic on the matter is absolutely incoherent, and he should be ashamed. The truth is no one really cares what Jimmy Carter says or does for the most part. His presidency was a joke, and he's following suite.
