President Carter's term was not successful because he did not do a good job of surrounding himself with good people. Same as Bush...
You can say alot of things about his Presidency and his foreign policy views, but he is a man of great character... something that Bush is sorely lacking.
SERIOUSLY???? His character is HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE!!!!! He and his organization (which pays him millions a year and represents the main source of his wealth) is almost entirely funded by the Saudis - the parts that aren't are heavily funded by other arab states - including Khadafi/Lybia!!!!
He's got about as much "character" as Charlie Manson - and apart from Habitat he's really up to no good!
I'm not up to date on Hamas, so I really don't know. But why is TALKING a bad thing? They're just fighting over land right? Why not talk about it?
Talking is important, and talking to your enemies is the best way of avoiding issues that end up with people dead. The issue with Hamas is the world (the EU, and North American Govs) have asked them to remove the part of their charter (Constitution) that specifically states that all Jews in Israel must die - they refuse to remove it, insisting its an important part of their existence.
The issue isn't talking to them, its recognizing that they are a legitimate government that represents the best interests of the Palestinian people to live in Peace. Jimmy thinks that Israel should try to negotiate peace with them - Israel says it will IF they remove the part about the death to Israelis and stop taking credit for and supporting the missile attacks - Hamas says "no"
I think this is a little different than talking to Iran, you simply can't negotiate with a group that really does openly admit that their only goal is to see you dead - what are you gonna negotiate? What they'll do after they kill you?
