Jimmy Carter said...

Later in the day, the President called the President-elect, thanked him again for the offer, and accepted his invitation...

But my hope is that there will be some clarification of what the United States is doing now and what they will be doing ...

We can no longer assume as we could in the past that the Earth will heal and renew itself indefinitely.

I don't think so. Maybe he'll change his mind when he sees the recommendation of the upcoming committee Monday morning.