Cassandra Vinograd reports in the Washington Post:

BIRMINGHAM, England -- Former President Carter said Saturday the detention of terror suspects at the Guantanamo Bay Naval base was an embarrassment and had given extremists an excuse to attack the United States.
Carter also criticized the U.S.-led war in Iraq as "unnecessary and unjust."
"What has happened at Guantanamo Bay ... does not represent the will of the American people," Carter said Saturday. "I'm embarrassed about it, I think its wrong. I think it does give terrorists an unwarranted excuse to use the despicable means to hurt innocent people."
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/30/AR2005073000594_pf.html

Having the "Carter Legacy" hung around one's neck must be a very burdensome thing, and I'm sure its a temptation for this aging man to scrape about for any crumb of recognition. But Carter knows the effect his words have on the war, our enemies, and our troops. Our boys and girls could pay a high price for his moment in the spotlight.