the disaster of Carter (economic maliase and all
I think Carter is one of the most underrated Presidents in history.
I really disagree for the following reasons;
-Carter had poor relations with a US Congress controlled by his own party. He had very poor political skills with the give and take needed and casted everyting as a "moral choice".
-He was very naive dealing with the Soviets and was completely surprised when they invaded Afghanistan just 6 months after signing a peace agreement while they were amassing forces on the Afghan border.
-He let the Shah of Iran enter the US after he was overthrown and this infuriated the Muslim Revolutionaries (Ayatollah Kohmeni).
-While professing to seeking only a negotiated release of the hostages in Iran, Carter ordered a poorly planned rescue (Operation Eagle Claw) in April 1980. Carter ordered the helicopters to fly very low which caused desert dust to overwhelm several helicopters - result was failure and many deaths -then his Sec. of State C. Vance quit.
-Carter kept saying that he had a plan to control inflation and interest rates but they both spiraled to record heights by 1980.
-And on election night 1980 Carter conceeded defeat right after the east coast polls closed which resulted in thousands of Democrats not voting in the Central, Mountain and Pacific time zones - the Democrats unexpectedly lost the US Senate as a result
