hreaten US national security whereby it would even be incapable of defending itself against any military attack, let alone "maintain the peace" ("The Second 1976 Presidential Debate" 3). However, as far as Carter was concerned, peace and defense would not be threatened because his world vision was of peaceful resolution to conflicts.
             The idea of peaceful resolution to global conflicts might seem as if it is an idealistic political vision but, in reality it is not. It is a moral vision that can be achieved and not an idealistic one that only exists in dreams. Carter was determined to establish this vision, as far as possible, because he believed that the United States' economy was suffering as a result of wars, intervention, and defense spending. In other words, even though Carter wanted to establish peace because he believed "in the rule of law in international affairs, and the principles of self-determination for all people," ("The Outsider President" 1),
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