The Worst President Ever has a column up at the Washington Post which even pigeons won’t poop on, essentially finding that it is Israel at complete fault. Go figure.
He starts off with a little background on how only 3 people have been killed by the Hamas rockets, but, the people have been terrified and do not go out because of the fear. That is why Hamas is called a “terrorist organization,” Jimmy! Then
Knowing that we would soon be seeing Hamas leaders from Gaza and also in Damascus, we promised to assess prospects for a cease-fire. From Egyptian intelligence chief Omar Suleiman, who was negotiating between the Israelis and Hamas, we learned that there was a fundamental difference between the two sides. Hamas wanted a comprehensive cease-fire in both the West Bank and Gaza, and the Israelis refused to discuss anything other than Gaza.
Kinda hard to have a cease fire negotiation for more then Gaza with rockets being fired at ya, Jimmy.
We knew that the 1.5 million inhabitants of Gaza were being starved, as the U.N. special rapporteur on the right to food had found that acute malnutrition in Gaza was on the same scale as in the poorest nations in the southern Sahara, with more than half of all Palestinian families eating only one meal a day.
We also knew that rather then teaching people to farm, raise livestock, create businesses and industries that would raise capital to make sure that the people were fed, they were being taught to hate and kill Israelis. Must be Israel’s fault.
Palestinian leaders from Gaza were noncommittal on all issues, claiming that rockets were the only way to respond to their imprisonment and to dramatize their humanitarian plight. The top Hamas leaders in Damascus, however, agreed to consider a cease-fire in Gaza only, provided Israel would not attack Gaza and would permit normal humanitarian supplies to be delivered to Palestinian citizens.
Israel allows plenty of humanitarian supplies. Plus, I do think Jimmy has forgotten that Gaza has borders with Egypt, as well. Why won’t those evil Egyptians allow humanitarian aid? Not to mention abotu 50 kilometers of Mediterranean Sea waterfront. Ships have been invented, Jimmy!
After extended discussions with those from Gaza, these Hamas leaders also agreed to accept any peace agreement that might be negotiated between the Israelis and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, who also heads the PLO, provided it was approved by a majority vote of Palestinians in a referendum or by an elected unity government.
The Palestinians seem to constantly accept peace agreements, then they break them by, oh, say, firing rockets into Israel. Israel’s fault, right, Jimmy? He continues on in this vein for a bit more, then
After 12 days of “combat,” the Israeli Defense Forces reported that more than 1,000 targets were shelled or bombed. During that time, Israel rejected international efforts to obtain a cease-fire, with full support from Washington. Seventeen mosques, the American International School, many private homes and much of the basic infrastructure of the small but heavily populated area have been destroyed. This includes the systems that provide water, electricity and sanitation. Heavy civilian casualties are being reported by courageous medical volunteers from many nations, as the fortunate ones operate on the wounded by light from diesel-powered generators.
Isn’t it interesting how this former president turned Islamist apologist fails to mention that those mosques and the school were being used by Hamas to store weapons and launch attacks? Nor does he mention how Hamas uses civilians as humans shields on purpose.
Maybe we should stop calling Carter the worst president ever and rename him the first dhimmi president.
