by CTuttle
Carter: ‘Oppose Unnecessary Wars, Preemptive Strikes, And, Embargoes’ And, Obama Imposes Another Round of Sanctions on Syria/Iran
9:15 pm in Uncategorized by CTuttle
Yesterday, former President and Nobel Peace Laureate, Jimmy Carter, had delivered the keynote address to the 12th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates in Chicago…
Former President Carter tells Nobel gathering to oppose unnecessary wars, preemptive strikes
…“For the last 60 years, our country has been almost constantly at war. Now we are contemplating going to war again, perhaps in Iran,” said Carter, one of 21 Nobel Peace Prize laureates and organizations participating in a three-day international conference in Chicago. “I’m not against all wars… but any war should begin only as a last resort and after every possible means of resolution has been exhausted.”
Carter, who won the prize in 2002, said that as a laureate, it is not legitimate to only criticize what others are doing , he must also take a frank look at his own country, not with condemnation but constructively… {snip}
…But in some cases, he said, the U.S. has engaged in wars that were “completely unnecessary.”
Carter also said the U.S. needs to take a closer look at its policy of economic sanctions, including those against countries such as North Korea.
