Jimmy Carter: “I have a responsibility to my successors and to the American people not to permit that encroachment to take place.”

His goal is to live to vote for Kamala Harris and see her elected president.

All of us owe them our gratitude and respect.

The aircraft carrying the 52 American hostages had cleared Iranian airspace on the first -- first leg of a journey home. And at every one of the 52 hostages was alive, was well and free.

Without immediate action, we are at genuine risk of civil conflict and losing our precious democracy.