See, Jimmy Carter isn't just the worst president of the twentieth century; he can also lay claim to a much higher title.

SPIEGEL: You also mentioned the hatred for the United States throughout the Arab world which has ensued as a result of the invasion of Iraq. Given this circumstance, does it come as any surprise that Washington's call for democracy in the Middle East has been discredited?

Carter: No, as a matter of fact, the concerns I exposed have gotten even worse now with the United States supporting and encouraging Israel in its unjustified attack on Lebanon.

SPIEGEL: But wasn't Israel the first to get attacked?

Carter: I don't think that Israel has any legal or moral justification for their massive bombing of the entire nation of Lebanon. What happened is that Israel is holding almost 10,000 prisoners, so when the militants in Lebanon or in Gaza take one or two soldiers, Israel looks upon this as a justification for an attack on the civilian population of Lebanon and Gaza. I do not think that's justified, no.

Gee -- this jackass cannot differentiate between kidnapped soldiers and captured terrorists who have been tried before in court and sentenced for their crimes. Under the principles here, the taking of hostages by Iran during his administration was legitimate and the rescue mission he launched was not.

But he does say one thing I agree with.

As you possibly know, historically, our country has had the capability of self-correcting our own mistakes.

He is correct -- our nation made a grave mistake in electing Jimmy Carter as president in 1976, and self-corrected by electing and re-electing Ronald Reagan as his successor.

H/T -- RCP Blog, Truthdig, Hot Air