Jefferson Cowie

And this guy sits down with Menachem Begin and Anwar Sadat and says, let's talk, let's figure this out together and let's reason together. And he does it. Now, the Sinai Peninsula at that particular moment was a huge bargaining chip and he was able to use that to get Egypt in there and stuff. So there's actually pretty important exogenous issues. But I think Carter's the guy for that.

And this guy sits down with Menachem Begin and Anwar Sadat and says, let's talk, let's figure this out together and let's reason together. And he does it. Now, the Sinai Peninsula at that particular moment was a huge bargaining chip and he was able to use that to get Egypt in there and stuff. So there's actually pretty important exogenous issues. But I think Carter's the guy for that.

And this guy sits down with Menachem Begin and Anwar Sadat and says, let's talk, let's figure this out together and let's reason together. And he does it. Now, the Sinai Peninsula at that particular moment was a huge bargaining chip and he was able to use that to get Egypt in there and stuff. So there's actually pretty important exogenous issues. But I think Carter's the guy for that.

And it is because of his core moral principle was this sense that peace could work.

And it is because of his core moral principle was this sense that peace could work.

And it is because of his core moral principle was this sense that peace could work.

But he also comes to power, Carter comes to power saying that human rights are going to be the center of the core principle, which is a very risky move because that means you got to punish your allies because a lot of our allies were really nasty people. But this is one place where that kind of formula came together pretty effectively.

But he also comes to power, Carter comes to power saying that human rights are going to be the center of the core principle, which is a very risky move because that means you got to punish your allies because a lot of our allies were really nasty people. But this is one place where that kind of formula came together pretty effectively.

But he also comes to power, Carter comes to power saying that human rights are going to be the center of the core principle, which is a very risky move because that means you got to punish your allies because a lot of our allies were really nasty people. But this is one place where that kind of formula came together pretty effectively.

Quickly overshadowed by the hostage crisis. So that was his big win, but his big loss and essentially the loss of any hope of re-election came with the storming of the embassy.

Quickly overshadowed by the hostage crisis. So that was his big win, but his big loss and essentially the loss of any hope of re-election came with the storming of the embassy.

Quickly overshadowed by the hostage crisis. So that was his big win, but his big loss and essentially the loss of any hope of re-election came with the storming of the embassy.

He did. There were some people who thought that the boycott of the Moscow Olympics in 1980 was because of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. Some people thought, oh, here's a moral sort of position. He's using the sort of cultural weapons, soft power he can use. Others were like, this is kind of milquetoast.

He did. There were some people who thought that the boycott of the Moscow Olympics in 1980 was because of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. Some people thought, oh, here's a moral sort of position. He's using the sort of cultural weapons, soft power he can use. Others were like, this is kind of milquetoast.

He did. There were some people who thought that the boycott of the Moscow Olympics in 1980 was because of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. Some people thought, oh, here's a moral sort of position. He's using the sort of cultural weapons, soft power he can use. Others were like, this is kind of milquetoast.

American athletes aren't going to get to compete, and the Russians are going to basically get to do their business. adventures in Afghanistan. So the reception, especially on the right, was quite mixed.

American athletes aren't going to get to compete, and the Russians are going to basically get to do their business. adventures in Afghanistan. So the reception, especially on the right, was quite mixed.

American athletes aren't going to get to compete, and the Russians are going to basically get to do their business. adventures in Afghanistan. So the reception, especially on the right, was quite mixed.

Yeah, but I don't think that was because of Carter, though. No, I agree. The Mujahideen had a little more to do with that. That's true. Where we planted our own seeds of problems. Exactly. Yes, we did. Yes, we did.

Yeah, but I don't think that was because of Carter, though. No, I agree. The Mujahideen had a little more to do with that. That's true. Where we planted our own seeds of problems. Exactly. Yes, we did. Yes, we did.