After all, his diplomatic approach to Iran was not noted for its sucess.

Diplomacy, not military action, "definitely" remains the best approach to dealing with Iran, former President Jimmy Carter said in a wide-ranging interview on The Early Show Tuesday.

"Even after the Shah (of Iran) was deposed," Carter told co-anchor Harry Smith, "I quickly restored diplomatic relations with Iran. As a matter of fact, that's been proven by the fact I had about 60 diplomats in Iran, and they had an equal number in Washington, so we were continuing to try to communicate with them and work with them. And I think that, now, with increasing evidence that Iran is a dangerous and unpredictable country, the best thing to do is to have a maximum diplomatic relationship.

Yeah, you peanut farming moron, you did -- and then allowed America to be humiliated for over a year as the Iranians took those diplomats hostage and you allowed the United States to flail around in impotence.

Why, exactly, is the worst president of my lifetime (indeed, of the entire twentieth century) even given the time of day on foreign affairs -- especially as related to policy regarding the nation where he suffered his (and America's) greatest humiliation.

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