Jimmy Carter actually said...

"Many of the American leaders who have been to Syria to meet with President Asad... have almost always come back to report that he is one of their favorite leaders of all the world."

"I believe that this visit in Geneva... can possibly be a milestone in the world's search for peace."

"We have no regional role to play in this year's deliberations, but we hope to act as an intermediary who can have influence only to the extent that the other nations trust us to be fair, to be objecti..."

"It's with a great deal of pleasure and hope that I come to Geneva to meet with the great President of Syria, President Asad."