Jimmy Carter actually said...

"Fifty nations have petitioned the United Nations Security Council to condemn the Soviet Union and to demand the immediate withdrawal of all Soviet troops from Afghanistan."

"This invasion is an extremely serious threat to peace because of the threat of further Soviet expansion into neighboring countries in Southwest Asia."

"I have already recalled the United States Ambassador from Moscow back to Washington."

"I continue to share your view that the SALT II Treaty is in the national security interest of the United States and the entire world."