Former President Jimmy Carter has called the Iraq war “unnecessary and unjust” and criticized the Bush administration for its handling of detainees at Guantanamo Bay. Speaking at an international Baptist convention in Britain, Carter said, “I think what’s going on in Guantanamo Bay and other places is a disgrace to the U.S.A.” He went on to say “I wouldn’t say it’s the cause of terrorism, but it has given impetus and excuses to potential terrorists to lash out at our country and justify their despicable acts.”