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Originally Posted by Not Bob
He gets credit for the Camp David accords by not screwing things up when Sadat made his overtures. And for recognizing China and finalizing the Panama Canal treaty. And for continuing SALT talks and starting the rebuild of a military decimated by Vietnam.
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Carter had a lot of faults, and I agree with those you point out (micro-manager, kind of a douche at times, etc.). But the credit you acknowledge is a lot of good work, that contradicts your sweeping statement that he was "an awful president."
Plus, he demonstrated a level of fiscal prudence that no Republican in the Reagan era or after could even imagine. Well, maybe they could imagine it in the way that Sam Brownback could, but....
