he was proof that leftist policies suck. its not being proven again. inanceWeatherGamesGroupsAnswersScreenFlickrMobileMore Yahoo! Answers What are some of Jimmy Carter's failures as president? im working on some history classwork, and as much as i have looked; i cannot find anywhere what some of Jimmy Carter's failures are. I KNOW he has alot of them. what are they? Best Answer rhino answered 3 years ago I lived through them and remember them well........... The Iranian Hostage Crisis---The deposed Shah of Iran had come to the U.S. to get treatment for cancer. When he arrived, the Iranians stormed our embassy, and held about 20 U.S. diplomats hostage for a little over a year. Carter tried a military rescue attempt, that failed miserably, with our helicopters crashing in the desert about 100 miles outside of Tehran, and about 30 solders getting killed. The Iranians only started to seriously negotiate the hostages release when Reagan was the president elect, and let them go about 10 minutes after he was officially sworn into office. Overly trusting the Soviet Union---He had negotiated an arms control treaty with Leonid Brezhnev, the then leader of the now deposed Soviet Union, trusting he would abide by it. About a month later, Brezhnev marched his Soviet troupes into Afghanistan, and overtook the country. The economy---Under the Carter administration, both unemployment and inflation rose at a significant rate. One of his campaign promises was that he would send every American a $50.00 bill, hoping they would spend it and stimulate the economy. That never even came close to happening. Weakening the military---Besides the failed rescue attempt previously mentioned (which happened a little less then a year before he left office) Carter pretty much gutted out the military. Even though the economy was terrible, enlistments were down, and more people who were already in the military were leaving at a faster pace once their time was up. This, along with the unexpected Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, was the reason why he reinstated young men who were between the ages of 18-20 (of which I was one) to register for a potential draft. Not respected by our NATO allies--What the leader of France had to say about him could not be repeated on the airwaves. The rest of the NATO countries did not sing high praises of him neither. Being blindly naive--He was, by far, way to trusting! The Soviet Union is just one case in such! A terrible speaker---He would always lick his lips, and give a nervous smile (which happened way far to often) whenever a reporter caught him off guard with a question. More often then not, he came across as unsure of himself. Not the image you want the leader of the #1 power in the free world to portray. The only reason he got elected in the first place was it was two years after the Watergate Scandal, and most of the country had not forgiven Gerald Ford for having pardoned Richard Nixon. When the 1980 election arrived, it was no surprise that Ronald Reagan beat him by an enormous landslide! 20 Comment Other Answers (8)Rated Highest Arbie edited 3 years ago The entire Iranian episode was a failure, as was his efforts to manage the economy and control inflation (at one time, inflation was running about 13 per cent and interest rates were around 20 per cent). Carter also was criticized for his give-back of the Panama Canal to Omar Trujillo, a notorious dictator and drug kingpin, and his handling of the Russian invasion of Afghanistan was seen as weak. Carter also had to put up with a second energy crisis, which didn't help him any. And (on personal knowledge), he tolerated the frame-up of Patty Hearst after it was revealed to his Attorney General that the Government had altered evidence and lied at her trial. Carter, and especially his wife, Rosalyn, later lobbied heavily for Patricia's pardon, which President Clinton granted on his last day in office.
Department of Energy, Jimmy Carterâs biggest failure? Thereâs so many to choose from By Kevin âCoachâ Collins Exactly what was Jimmy Carterâs biggest failure? Carter screwed us with the DoE, but thereâs more. *Carterâs July 15, 1979 Malaise speech when he showed us he was out of hope and ideas and but full of self pity. *Giving away the Panama Canal or asking his 13 year old daughter for advice on nuclear warfare and being stupid enough to quote her. *What about the Department of Education? Bureaucrats referred to it as âE.Dâ, an abbreviation which has another meaning today, but might very well apply to the Department of Education as well. *Maybe it was the endless gas lines. (MANY MORE BELOW) *Carter gave us: 13.5% inflation; 21.5% prime rates and home mortgage rates of 14.7%; high unemployment and a jaw dropping 33% poverty rate! He delivered lower disposable income rates for every income quintile. *Maybe it was the shameful self debasement Carter displayed when he accepted a Nobel Peace Prize as a way to embarrass George W. Bush Americaâs serving President. He joined Euro-trash socialists in mocking and attacking Bush on foreign soil during wartime in return for a âprizeâ he didnât deserve. The Department of Energy (DoE) Carterâs worst failure The incomprehensible DoE mission statement would be funny if it werenât so infuriating. It says nothing about lowering energy prices, its original assignment. Today nobody knows what it does only that it doesnât lower oil prices. Now Industry experts are talking about possible $300.00 oil. The DoE was created to lower our dependence on foreign oil, but today we use 45% more than when Carter started it. DoEâs 15,000 workers âneedâ $24 billion a year to complete its mystery assignment, yet it gives us nothing in return. Carterâs worst damage is the DoE. It never produced anything but wasted the time and money needed to achieve American energy independent. From the day it started, DoE has always been a bureaucratâs affirmative action dream. Its first Secretary was the first Republican appointed by a Democrat. From there it was headed by a series of âthe firsts.â There was the first Black female and the first Asian male at its helm. It has never produced anything that could not have been provided by a small office in a government office buildingâs basement. http://dancingczars.wordpress.com/2012/04/06/by-the-numbers-the-many-failures-of-jimmy-carter/