Carter and the Moral Impulse

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Carter and the Moral Impulse

• I. Carter
• II. Latin America
• III. Camp David
• VI. China
• Iran
• Afghanistan
• Arms Control

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I. Jimmy Carter
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Soviet or Soviet-sponsored direct or indirect
aggression, 1975-1979
- Angola (through Cuba), 1975-76 - Ethiopia,
1977-78 - South Yemen, 1978 - North Yemen
(supported by South), 1979 - Afghanistan (local
Communist coup), 1978 - Cambodia (Vietnamese
invasion), 1978 - Afghanistan, 1979
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Patricia Derian
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Zbigniew Brzezinski
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Cyrus Vance
Zbigniew Brzezinski
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II. Latin America
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Panama Canal Treaty, August 1977
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Anastasio Somoza Debayle
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Jeanne Kirkpatrick
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III. Camp David
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Camp David Talks, September 1978
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Camp David Accords, September 18, 1978
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IV. China
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Deng Xiaoping Jimmy Carter
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V. Iran
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Shah Reza Pahlavi
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Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini
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January 16, 1979
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November 4, 1979
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Desert One
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VI. Afghanistan
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The Carter Doctrine
. . . an attempt by any outside force to gain
control of the Persian Gulf region will be
regarded as an assault on the vital interests of
the United States of America, and such an assault
will be repelled by any means necessary,
including military force.
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Post-Afghanistan Measures

• tabling of Salt II
• creation of Rapid Deployment Force
• re-institution of the draft
• sharp increase in defense spending
• increase in aid to Pakistan
• series of sanctions
• boycott of Moscow Olympics
• cancellation of exchange programs

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VII. Arms Control
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Jimmy Carter
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MX Missile
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Pershing II
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SS-20
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B-1 Bomber
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SALT II, June 18, 1979