卡特 美國是世界曆史上最好戰的國家

卡特：美國是世界曆史上最好戰的國家

https://en.mehrnews.com/news/144152/US-the-most-warlike-nation-in-the-history-of-the-world-Carter

2019 年 4 月 15 日，下午 6:50

德黑蘭，4 月 15 日（MNA）——美國前總統吉米·卡特表示，美國在其 242 年的曆史中，除了 16 年以外，一直在戰爭中迫使其他國家接受美國的原則。

今年早些時候，前總統卡特給特朗普總統發了一封信，提出了一些關於管理美中關係的建議。40 年前，卡特監督了兩國外交關係的正常化。

周六晚上，特朗普打電話給卡特談論此事。卡特說，這是他們第一次通話。他說，特朗普特別擔心中國如何“領先於我們”。

據 www.wabe.org 報道，卡特同意這是事實。

“你知道為什麽嗎？我於 1979 年與中國恢複了外交關係。自 1979 年以來，你知道中國與其他國家交戰過多少次嗎？一次也沒有。我們一直在戰爭中，”他說。

卡特說，美國在其 242 年的曆史中，除了 16 年以外，一直處於戰爭狀態。

他稱美國是“世界曆史上最好戰的國家”，因為它傾向於強迫其他國家“接受我們的美國原則”。

卡特表示，中國一直在投資自己的基礎設施，而不是戰爭，並提到中國擁有 18,000 英裏的高速鐵路。

“我們這個國家有多少英裏的高速鐵路？”

會眾回答說是零。

“我認為我們已經浪費了 3 萬億美元，”卡特談到美國的軍費開支時說道。“……比你想象的還要多。中國沒有在戰爭上浪費一分錢，這就是為什麽他們領先於我們。幾乎在所有方麵都是如此。

“我認為不同之處在於，如果你拿出 3 萬億美元用於美國基礎設施建設，你可能會剩下 2 萬億美元。我們將擁有高速鐵路。我們將擁有不會倒塌的橋梁，我們將擁有維護良好的道路。我們的教育體係將與韓國或香港一樣好。

“我並沒有將我的國家與中國進行負麵比較，”卡特補充道。“我隻是指出這一點，因為我昨晚碰巧接到了一個電話。”

他說他明白特朗普擔心中國超越美國成為世界頭號經濟超級大國。

“我並不真的害怕那個時候，但這讓特朗普總統感到困擾，我不知道為什麽。我不是在批評他——今天早上，”卡特說著，引得觀眾大笑。

卡特的聖枝主日課程大部分都超出了政治範疇，重點關注了將和平和善良等美德帶入當今世界的重要性，以及上帝如何賦予每個人改變自己生活的自由和力量。

他向一群主要由訪客組成的會眾講話，其中許多人是連夜趕來排隊參加禮拜的。這已成為他每兩周一次的主日學課程的常態。

上個月，卡特成為美國在任時間最長的總統。

US the most warlike nation in the history of the world: Carter

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Apr 15, 2019, 6:50 PM

TEHRAN, Apr. 15 (MNA) –Former US President Jimi Carter says the US has been at war for all but 16 years of its 242-year history to force others to adopt American principles.

Earlier this year former President Carter sent President Trump a letter with some advice about managing the US-China relationship. Carter oversaw the normalization of diplomatic relations between the countries 40 years ago.

And on Saturday evening, Trump called Carter to talk about it. It was the first time they’d spoken, Carter said. He said Trump said the particularly concerned about how China is “getting ahead of us.”

Carter agreed that’s true, according to www.wabe.org. 

“And do you know why? I normalized diplomatic relations with China in 1979. Since 1979 do you know how many times China has been at war with anybody? None. And we have stayed at war,” he said.

The US, Carter said, has been at war for all but 16 years of its 242-year history.

He called the United States “the most warlike nation in the history of the world,” because of a tendency to try to force others to “adopt our American principles.”

Carter suggested that instead of war, China has been investing in its own infrastructure, mentioning that China has 18,000 miles of high-speed railroad.

“How many miles of high-speed railroad do we have in this country?”

Zero, the congregation answered.

“We have wasted I think $3 trillion,” Carter said of American military spending. “… It’s more than you can imagine. China has not wasted a single penny on war and that’s why they’re ahead of us. In almost every way.

“And I think the difference is if you take $3 trillion and put it in American infrastructure you’d probably have $2 trillion leftover. We’d have high-speed railroad. We’d have bridges that aren’t collapsing, we’d have roads that are maintained properly. Our education system would be as good as that of say South Korea or Hong Kong.

“I wasn’t comparing my country adversely to China,” Carter qualified. “I was just pointing that out because I happened to get a phone call last night.”

He said he understood that Trump is worried about China surpassing the US as the world’s top economic superpower.

“I don’t really fear that time, but it bothers President Trump and I don’t know why. I’m not criticizing him — this morning,” Carter said to laughs from the audience.

Much of Carter’s Palm Sunday lesson went beyond politics, to focus on the importance of bringing virtues like peace and kindness to today’s world, and how, he said, God has given each person the freedom and the power to change their own life.

He spoke to a congregation of mostly visitors, many of whom had arrived overnight to get in line for the service. That’s become commonplace for his biweekly Sunday School lessons. 

Last month Carter became the nation’s longest-living president.

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