Carter softens evaluation of Bush

Former President Carter said his remarks were “careless or misinterpreted” when he said the Bush administration had been the “worst in history” for its impact around the world.

Speaking on NBC’s “Today,” Carter appeared to retreat from a statement he made to the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette for a Saturday story in which he said: “I think as far as the adverse impact on the nation around the world, this administration has been the worst in history.”

Carter said that when he made the comment, he was responding to a question comparing the Bush administration’s foreign policy to that of President Nixon.