Carter Says America Mislead on Iraq

From The Smirking Chimp: 'ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Former President Jimmy Carter said Friday that there isn't 'any doubt' the American people were misled about the war in Iraq and that President George Bush's policy on the war is a 'radical departure from the policies of any president.'

In an interview with CNN, Carter addressed some of the comments made in his new book, 'Our Endangered Values: America's Moral Crisis.' In the book he says the Bush administration was determined to attack Iraq using 'false and distorted claims after 9/11.'

Carter said the Bush administration spoke of mushroom clouds, weapons of mass destruction and the threat of thousands of Americans dying to garner support for the war. No weapons of mass destruction have been found in Iraq'

I wonder what the world would be like if Reagan hadn't cut the deal with the Iranians to hold the hostages? Jimmy Carter's second term would have consisted of a continued bashing from the Northeast liberal corner and a ferocious attack from the far right. The moderates would probably have been fat, dumb and happy. One thing, for sure, we be less dependent on Middle Eastern oil now.