Jimmy Carter: Drones Create More Terrorists

[Ichingcarpenter]

Former President Jimmy Carter sat down with HuffPost Live on Tuesday to discuss his book "A Call To Action," throwing some cold water on the Obama administration's use of drones in the process.

When asked about his stance on the policy, Carter said he "would not" rely on drone warfare, arguing that they kill innocent people and aggravate hatred toward the United States.

"I believe it creates more additional terrorists, with the fervor of killing Americans, than we would be if we were not using the drones to kill people," Carter said of the policy.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/25/jimmy-carter-drones_n_5028275.html

[alsame]

1. Once again, he

speaks the truth.

He was my first vote ever and I'm still proud of that.

[PowerToThePeople]

2. Sucks that the obvious needs to be stated like this.

President Carter is a great person.

[quinnox]

3. Yep, it is kind of a big "Duh!", but strangely, some can't see this

[Jefferson23]

4. .....arguing that they kill innocent people and aggravate hatred toward the United States.

Some day we'll get that meaning.

K&R

[Mnemosyne]

5. 'It's hard to convince people that you are killing them for their own good' - bumpersticker sent by

a friend from DU.

I love Mr. Carter, but what a shame he has to point this out.

[markpkessinger]

12. "Winning hearts and minds!" n/t

[Mnemosyne]

23. And the drones are helping... nt

[colsohlibgal]

6. Why Don't More Grasp This Point?

Duh is also the first thought in my mind - kill 1 or 2 perceived terrorists and create 7 more? It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure that out, that it's a loser in the long run.

[zeemike]

7. Thus the perpetual war.

which seems to be the goal.

[rhett o rick]

21. The goal of the MIC and their supporters. nm

[tk2kewl]

8. the argument that they kill innocents should be enough

[morningfog]

9. He's right, of course.

[CJCRANE]

10. The PTB could block the funding to the extremists.

IMO that would be the best way to tackle the issue.

[sabrina 1]

11. Was there ever any doubt about that, which raises the question, why is it happening?

Once again Carter says what elected leaders ought to be saying.

[L0oniX]

13. Drones are tools of terrorists.

[rhett o rick]

22. My thought exactly. nm

[awoke_in_2003]

14. of course they do...

and anyone who doesn't think so is deluding themselves.

[Enthusiast]

15. K&R!

But, to justify the bloated military industrial complex we must create enemies. And even then, the military is ridiculously large for the mission.

[bvar22]

16. If "they" were using silent drones to drop bombs on MY neighborhood,

killing and maiming innocent women & children,
and THEN trying to justify it by saying they suspected a terrorist was hiding in my neighborhood.....
I could get a raging HATE ON for the people behind it that.

I'm SURE my deep HATE for the perpetrators of these Acts of Terror would be shared by everyone around me,
and transferred to our children,
and their children.

[Scuba]

17. Carter is not afraid to say what we all know. Thank you Mr. President.

[progressoid]

18. Why does Jimmy hate Murica?

[polichick]

19. There's a reason the other presidents don't stand too close to Carter...

He has no qualms about speaking the truth.

k&r

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

20. Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster.

Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you. Friedrich Nietzsche

[woo me with science]

24. kick