Carter still speaking truth to war at 94

Former President Jimmy Carter doesn't suffer fools too easily. At 94 he's still calling out America's descent into the madness of perpetual war, something he avoided during his entire 1977 through 1980 presidency. Commenting on how China is catching up and will inevitably pass the US in economic growth and power, Carter lays our decline in stark terms: "The US is the most warlike nation in the history of the world." China, he argues correctly, hasn't been at war with anyone since 1979, allowing them to invest trillions in infrastructure and economic growth rather than America's endless, murderous wars with more on the horizon in places like Iran and Venezuela. China now has 18,000 miles of high speed rails; US has zilch. Carter argues that If we'd have invested just half of the $6 trillion squandered on war in rebuilding America, "We'd have high-speed rails, we’d have bridges that aren’t collapsing, we’d have roads that are maintained properly. Our education system would be as good as that of say South Korea or Hong Kong.”

That's why I revere Jimmy Carter, the best president in my 75 years....except for my first 32 days on Earth under FDR.