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G&R Episode 86 (2): Jimmy Carter--Liberal Saint Now, Neo-Liberal War Criminal Then (Pt 2)
We continue our discussion of Jimmy Carter's presidency, focusing on his foreign policies, intervention, and support of terror groups.
In Asia, Carter supported the murderous regime in Jakarta as Indonesia invaded and slaughtered the people of East Timor, and he worked with China to prevent Vietnamese reconstruction and encouraged China to invade Vietnam in 1979.
He also cooperated with the Chinese to support the forces of Apartheid in southern Africa and try to keep the MPLA out of power in Angola. He opposed the Sandinista Revolution and tried to get an OAS group to move into Managua to…
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