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Jimmy Carter: Mission Statement Impossible

Just to add a point to what Soccer Dad wrote about Prof. Stein's sharp rebuff to Jimmy Carter and his book--

If you take a look at the "Mission Statement" on Carter Center website, you can see how clearly Carter has parted from the philosophy that supposedly guides his actions:

Our Mission
The Carter Center, in partnership with Emory University, is guided by a fundamental commitment to human rights and the alleviation of human suffering; it seeks to prevent and resolve conflicts, enhance freedom and democracy, and improve health. While the program agenda may change, The Carter Center is guided by five principles:

• The Center emphasizes action and results. Based on careful research and analysis, it is prepared to take timely action on important and pressing issues.

• The Center does not duplicate the effective efforts of others.

• The Center addresses difficult problems and recognizes the possibility of failure as an acceptable risk.

• The Center is nonpartisan and acts as a neutral in dispute resolution activities.

• The Center believes that people can improve their lives when provided with the necessary skills, knowledge, and access to resources.

The Carter Center collaborates with other organizations, public or private, in carrying out its mission.

Based on Carter's book and his actions over the past number of years, one could assume that Carter's Mission statement actual is:

• The Center emphasizes action and results--but not so much the consequences.
  
  
• The Center does not duplicate the effective efforts of others--as long as they have the effect he wants.
  
  
• The Center addresses difficult problems and recognizes the possibility of failure as an acceptable risk--after all, he doesn't have to live there.
  
  
• The Center is nonpartisan and acts as a neutral in dispute resolution activities--on behalf of the side he chooses.
  
  
• The Center believes that people can improve their lives when provided with the necessary skills, knowledge, and access to resources--and when he gets around to it, Carter may himself actually provide himself with those skills, knowledge, and access to resources.
  

Regardless of what you think of Carter the President, since leaving office Carter not only continues to be a caricature of incompetence, but has clearly been consumed by his flaming bias as well.

by Daled Amos

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and Israel and The Carter Center.

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