President Jimmy Carter - Speech on Afghanistan

View the full speech here: http://millercenter.org/scripps/archive/speeches/detail/3403

President Carter addresses the nation on the serious implications of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan because the move threatens stability and peace in the region. The President outlines the economic and political restrictions he placed on the Soviet Union as a result of the invasion and calls other nations to stand up to Soviet aggression.

January 4th, 1980

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[orgthingy]

ah, look who's invading afghanistan now eh..

[PawtucketPatriot66]

Obama actually makes me wish Carter was President.

That's pretty bad.

[NolanBrooks22694]

@DRisLegend200919 There's this thing called inflation... It could cost "less" then, but still be cheaper now. Learn economics.

[afg96]

Jimmy Carter was a good president

[livsstilen]

@livsstilen I dont concider USA a Democracy - cuz It does not live up to the definition of a Democracy.

jimmy carter tried to get insight in some document regarding dark - projects - research - those projects takes in billions of $ of the american tax payers money. but he was told to but out and mind his own business.

It seems like the government officials and the national security counsel - has the ultimate power.

Only - nobody voted for them.

[livsstilen]

Democracy

Democracy is generally defined as a form of government in which all adult citizens have an equal say in the decisions that affect their lives.[1] Ideally, this includes equal (and more or less direct) participation in the proposal, development and passage of legislation into law.[1] It can also encompass social, economic and cultural conditions that enable the free and equal practice of political self-determination

[le238man]

@DRisLegend200919 You aren't smart enough to debate! But for the benefit of more intelligent people: Yes it was .75 cents a gal then! But the salary was like $2.00 an hr then. Were you alive then? Before calling someone a name,know what the hell your talking about!

[DRisLegend200919]

@le238man it was only 75 cents back then idiot

[nachillyo]

Jimmy Carter is one of the coolest president of United States.

[VegeRioN]

USA the biggest HYPOCRITES world have been ever seen

[kalinga01]

@Folk1994 nope. the middle east is included in South West Asia.

[Hperman09]

@orgthingy The difference is that we were attacked by Al-Qaeda by 9/11. Al-Qaeda, headed by Osama Bin Laden were based in Afghanistan. They were given safe harbor there by the Fundamentalist Islamic Taliban regime. The US demanded that the Taliban turn over Bin Laden. They refused, so the US invaded to destroy Al-Qaeda itself.

The Soviet invaded Afghanistan and wasn't attacked by the Mujaidheen forces.