Carter and the Moral Impulse

I. Carter

II. Latin America

III. Camp David

VI. China

V. Iran

VI. Afghanistan

VII. Arms Control

I. Jimmy Carter

Soviet or Soviet-sponsored direct or indirect aggression, 1975-1979

- Angola (through Cuba), 1975-76

- Ethiopia, 1977-78

- South Yemen, 1978

- North Yemen (supported by South), 1979

- Afghanistan (local Communist coup), 1978

- Cambodia (Vietnamese invasion), 1978

- Afghanistan, 1979

Patricia Derian

Zbigniew Brzezinski

Cyrus VanceZbigniew Brzezinski

II. Latin America

Panama Canal Treaty, August 1977

Anastasio Somoza Debayle

Jeanne Kirkpatrick

III. Camp David

Camp David Talks, September 1978

Camp David Accords, September 18, 1978

IV. China

Deng Xiaoping – Jimmy Carter

V. Iran

Shah Reza Pahlavi

Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini

January 16, 1979

November 4, 1979

Desert One

VI. Afghanistan

“The Carter Doctrine”

“. . . an attempt by any outside force to gain control of the Persian Gulf region will be regarded as an assault on the vital interests of the United States of America, and such an assault will be repelled by any means necessary, including military force.”

Post-Afghanistan Measures

• tabling of Salt II

• creation of Rapid Deployment Force

• re-institution of the draft

• sharp increase in defense spending

• increase in aid to Pakistan

• series of sanctions

• boycott of Moscow Olympics

• cancellation of exchange programs

VII. Arms Control

Jimmy Carter

MX Missile

Pershing II

SS-20

B-1 Bomber

SALT II, June 18, 1979