Jimmy Carter: “This order will be published in draft form with a notice inviting public suggestions and comments.”

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

I watched him on television. I thought what he said was absolutely ridiculous. There's no rational or logic to what he had to say.

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.

I recognize that Israel is a wonderful democracy with freedom of speech and equality of treatment under the law between Arab Israelis and Jewish Israelis.