THE PROGRESSIVE CONSERVATIVE, USA
An Online Journal of Political Commentary & Analysis
Volume VII, Issue # 261, December 4, 2005
Dr. Almon Leroy Way, Jr., Editor
Government Committed to & Acting in Accord with Conservative Principles
Ensures a Nation's Strength, Progress, & Prosperity
THE PERFIDY OF EX-PRESIDENTS
By Alan Caruba
TWO FORMER PRESIDENTS OF THE U.S.A.: WILLIAM JEFFERSON CLINTON & JAMES EARL CARTER -- THEIR CURRENT
IRRESPONSIBLE & REPREHENSIBLE BEHAVIOR IN PUBLIC -- THEIR EXPRESSION OF OPINIONS INDICATING THAT THEY ARE AS
WRONG & INTELLECTUALLY DISHONEST NOW AS THEY WERE WHEN HOLDING THE OFFICE OF PRESIDENT -- WRONG &
INTELLECTUALLY DISHONEST REGARDING THE UNITED NATIONS, THE SITUATION IN IRAQ, & OTHER MATTERS VITAL TO
AMERICA'S NATIONAL SECURITY
FULL STORY:
We are in a new era of ex-Presidents. Having been the most powerful leader in the world, accepting either defeat at the polls or the
finality of a second term, we now have two former Democratic Presidents, Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter, who will not get off the
world stage, nor restrain themselves from the criticism of the current President.
It is worse than unseemly. It is the kind of backstabbing behavior that betrays them for the kind of persons they were while in office,
i.e., petty, vindictive, arrogant, et cetera.
Most recently, it was reported that former President Clinton told an audience in the Middle East that, while getting rid of Saddam
Hussein was a good idea, the invasion of Iraq was “a mistake.” And he said this while we have our Armed Forces there!
I have lived long enough to see a dozen Presidents in office, and I cannot recall any but these two behaving in this fashion.
Carter cannot seem to restrain himself from pontificating with opinion editorials that are dutifully published in Liberal mainstream
daily newspapers. His most recent opus was a litany of criticisms of the Bush administration, including the assertion that “top U.S.
leaders” are seeking to “exert American imperial dominance throughout the world.”
From the earliest days of our history, America has stood virtually alone among nations in its avoidance of imperial behavior. The
most recent territory we acquired in combat was Iraq and, there, we restored sovereignty to an interim government as fast as we
could!
To accuse America of imperialism is to echo every Communist that ever walked the Earth, as it is their favorite charge. Why should
this surprise us? Carter has shown an affection for despots such as Fidel Castro and Kim Jung Il.
Carter is upset that “our political leaders have declared independence from the restraints of international organizations.” Presumably,
he is referring to the United Nations, the same international organization that dawdled for years as Saddam Hussein ignored their
endless resolutions following the first Gulf War and then engaged in a massive looting of the UN “Oil-For-Fuel” program intended to
provide food and medicines for the Iraqi people. Yup, that’s the kind of international organization by which I want to be restrained.
Of course, Carter’s latest blizzard of opinion editorials may have something to do with his latest piece of deathless prose, a book
entitled Our Endangered Values: America’s Moral Crisis. Despite 9-11, he’s all upset about the Patriot Act, treatment of enemy
combatants, and, of course, the environment.
Clinton isn’t peddling a book these days, and, for that, we should be most grateful. But he is peddling his opinions on the conduct of
the war in Iraq, and, for that, he should be severely condemned. I cannot help suspect that this latest opinion was bought and paid for
somewhere in the Middle East.
Despite Esquire Magazine declaring him “president of the world,” Clinton is not the U.S. President anymore, and, when he was,
his response to al-Qa'ida attacks on the Twin Towers in 1993 and subsequent attacks on U.S. embassies, and the USS Cole only
convinced Osama bin Laden that America was run by weaklings. Osama was wrong, and so is Clinton.
Those of us who still love our nation enough to want to protect it against all enemies and who support our troops in Iraq and
Afghanistan need to begin to loudly protest these perfidious former Presidents.
LINKS TO RELATED TOPICS:
American Government & the U.S. Presidency
American Politics & Political Competition
The American Political System:
Politics & Government in the U.S.A.
The United Nations & Its Agencies
The Middle East & the Problem of Iraq
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The Problem of Rogue States:
Iraq as a Case History
Middle East -- Arabs, Arab States,
& Their Middle Eastern Neighbors
Islamism & Jihadism -- The Threat of Radical Islam
Page Three
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Page One
War & Peace in the Real World
Page Two
Page One
Islamist Terrorist Attacks on the U.S.A.
Osama bin Laden & the Islamist Declaration of War
Against the U.S.A. & Western Civilization
Islamist International Terrorism &
U.S. Intelligence Agencies
U.S. National Security Strategy
Alan Caruba is a veteran business and science writer, a Public Relations Counselor, and Founder of the National Anxiety Center, a
clearinghouse for information about media-driven scare campaigns. Caruba writes a weekly commentary, "Warning Signs," posted
on the Internet website of the National Anxiety Center, which is located at
www.anxietycenter.com.
© Alan Caruba 2005
Published with Permission of Alan Caruba
ACaruba@AOL.Com
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