Jimmy Carter, the longest-living US president, is also now the first to reach age 95.
The Carter Center, which has focused mainly on public health, election monitoring and conflict resolution, has"never voiced an opinion publicly" on individual wars, Carter noted.
"This is primarily my fault," the former president said, explaining that he wants the center to become a more forceful advocate on questions of war around the world, including"wars by the United States." He said the Carter Center could engage in"constructive criticism of the United States government ... without being partisan about it."
An outspoken Christian, Carter sometimes frames his views on war in terms of his faith, noting that Jesus is referred to in the Bible as the"prince of peace." But at the Carter Center in September and a day later in his town hall with Emory University freshmen, the former president emphasized economic consequences of war.China, he noted, has"been at peace" since he normalized relations with Beijing in 1979. Since then, Carter said, the U.S.
Carter hasn't backed anyone in the Democratic presidential primaries, even as some candidates call on the former president. But he says re-electing President Donald Trump would be"a disaster."
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