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On the foreign policy front, meanwhile, the [[Iran|Iranian]] Revolution of 1979 and the subsequent protracted holding of American hostages seemed to many to demonstrate the feebleness of the Carter administration's foreign policy, an impression by no means dispelled by a bungled attempt to free the hostages by force. (Conspiracy theorists have held -- and not without reason or completely without evidence -- that there was an arrangement between the Ayatollah and the Reagan campaign as the hostages were released on Inauguration Day 1981, [[Let No Crisis Go to Waste|almost immediately after Reagan had taken the oath]].) Carter's term saw the Soviets deploy better [[From Russia With Nukes|nuclear weapons]] and [[Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan|invade Afghanistan]], resulting in the SALT II arms control treaty not being put before the Democratic-controlled Senate. |
On the foreign policy front, meanwhile, the [[Iran|Iranian]] Revolution of 1979 and the subsequent protracted holding of American hostages seemed to many to demonstrate the feebleness of the Carter administration's foreign policy, an impression by no means dispelled by a bungled attempt to free the hostages by force. (Conspiracy theorists have held -- and not without reason or completely without evidence -- that there was an arrangement between the Ayatollah and the Reagan campaign as the hostages were released on Inauguration Day 1981, [[Let No Crisis Go to Waste|almost immediately after Reagan had taken the oath]].) Carter's term saw the Soviets deploy better [[From Russia With Nukes|nuclear weapons]] and [[Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan|invade Afghanistan]], resulting in the SALT II arms control treaty not being put before the Democratic-controlled Senate. |
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Still, his term saw a lasting (if somewhat frosty) peace between Israel and Egypt, having sponsored a meeting between Israeli Prime Minister Menachim Begin and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat at Camp David, and some might claim that his economic policies may have paid off in the next decade and that their success had been misattributed to [[Ronald Reagan]]. The emphasis that the Carter administration placed on human rights garnered respect even among his political opponents; even most conservatives do not doubt the sincerity of Carter's intentions. |
Still, his term saw a lasting (if somewhat frosty) peace between Israel and Egypt, having sponsored a meeting between Israeli Prime Minister Menachim Begin and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat at Camp David, and some might claim that his economic policies may have paid off in the next decade and that their success had been misattributed to [[Ronald Reagan]]. The emphasis that the Carter administration placed on human rights garnered respect even among his political opponents; even most conservatives do not doubt the sincerity of Carter's intentions. This and a lack of major scandals ensure that, unlike [[Bill Clinton]] and [[Barack Obama]], even the most staunch conservatives will rarely insult Carter's character, only his competence. |
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Carter has had one of the most active post-presidencies of any former president, founding the Carter Center to work toward peace, which helped him win a Nobel Peace Prize. His work with charities such as Habitat for Humanity gives him the interesting designation of causing people to like him better for his post-presidency actives than the ones during his presidency. |
Carter has had one of the most active post-presidencies of any former president, founding the Carter Center to work toward peace, which helped him win a Nobel Peace Prize. His work with charities such as Habitat for Humanity gives him the interesting designation of causing people to like him better for his post-presidency actives than the ones during his presidency. |
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