Jimmy Carter: “I am especially pleased that the Nigerian people and Government, your leaders, are so deeply committed to democratic…”

An overwhelming portion of the intensely demonstrated animosity toward President Barack Obama is based on the fact that he is a black man.

But when a radical fringe element of demonstrators and others begin to attack the President of the United States of America as an animal, or as a reincarnation of Adolf Hitler, or when they wave signs in the air that said we should have…

This is a very wise and very courageous thing for President Obama to do. And in my opinion, is long overdue.

I think that sends a clear signal to Maliki that we won't be there indefinitely and my hope is that they'll be a commitment by the world community including the controversial nations of Syria and Iran.