--- In [email protected], "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> --- In [email protected], "nablus108" <nablus108@> 
> wrote:
> >
> > --- In [email protected], "authfriend" <jstein@> 
wrote:
> > >
> > > --- In [email protected], "nablus108" <nablus108@> 
> > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > --- In [email protected], "shempmcgurk" 
> > <shempmcgurk@> 
> > > > wrote:
> > > <snip>
> > > > > As much as I detest Jimmy Carter, I respect him for what he 
> > said 
> > > > > after that botched attempt by the U.S. military to rescue 
the 
> > > > > hostages in Iran.  He said: I take full responsibility for 
> > this.  
> > > > > the buck stops here.
> > > <snip>
> > > > 
> > > > So you really believe that these people, including that 
> christian 
> > > > fundamentalist peanutfarmer Carter knows the detailed working 
> of 
> > > > cause and effect ? To hear that fellow say " the buck stops 
> here" 
> > > > just makes me laugh.
> > > 
> > > What are you talking about?  "The buck stops here"
> > > says nothing about cause and effect.
> > 
> > Yes it does.
> 
> No, it doesn't.
> 
> > Your president had no clue whatsoever about what caused 
> > what.
> 
> Nor did he say anything about what caused what.
> 
> > To claim responsebility for a chain of events out of his 
> > control is childish and immature, and sadly; very american.
> 
> You don't understand what "responsibility" means in
> this context.  It doesn't mean "It was my fault, I
> caused it."  It means, "I'm not going to try to blame
> others for what happened on my watch."
> 
> > Probably what the world awaits is an american President of some 
> > stature. Not that we have really high hopes.
> 
> "The buck stops here" is the highest stature
> there is for a leader.

I respect that. But it does not mean that Carter had a clue of what 
carmas was being manifested at the time - the reason I labeled 
it "immature". 







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