As a former US President / Colonizer, Carter was in charge of the CIA. So obviously this is just more Western interference in Latin America. /s
Really pissed off that there are commenters here who believe Maduro was a champion of his people and not just another selfish, power-hungry dictator. Socialist leaders needs checks and balances too.
You don’t have to white wash Carter’s foreign policy to criticize Maduro.
Carter’s own national security advisor tried to legitimize Pol Pot for fuck’s sake. That’s not to mention Carter continued support for the Indonesian dictator as he carried out a genocide in East Timor. Oh and we shouldn’t forget the Carter administration started the program which funded and armed the right wing islamist progenitors of the Taliban in Afghanistan. More relevant to Latin America, Carter’s support for the El Savadoran military dictatorship was critical for its stability as it committed unspeakable atrocities.
Don’t be confused by Carter’s outward humanitarianism in his post presidency. He was not an aberration when it comes to US foreign policy and I wouldn’t expect the Carter center to be either. It’s literally run these days by a woman who spent much of her career working for USAID.
As a former US President / Colonizer, Carter was in charge of the CIA. So obviously this is just more Western interference in Latin America. /s
Really pissed off that there are commenters here who believe Maduro was a champion of his people and not just another selfish, power-hungry dictator. Socialist leaders needs checks and balances too.
You don’t have to white wash Carter’s foreign policy to criticize Maduro.
Carter’s own national security advisor tried to legitimize Pol Pot for fuck’s sake. That’s not to mention Carter continued support for the Indonesian dictator as he carried out a genocide in East Timor. Oh and we shouldn’t forget the Carter administration started the program which funded and armed the right wing islamist progenitors of the Taliban in Afghanistan. More relevant to Latin America, Carter’s support for the El Savadoran military dictatorship was critical for its stability as it committed unspeakable atrocities.
Don’t be confused by Carter’s outward humanitarianism in his post presidency. He was not an aberration when it comes to US foreign policy and I wouldn’t expect the Carter center to be either. It’s literally run these days by a woman who spent much of her career working for USAID.