Jimmy Carter thought Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini was a Muslim Santa Claus. He's just a nice old religious guy.
This is because Carter is a myopic stupid idiot who can only see things through his Christian upbringing lens. Carter cannot comprehend pure evil because he does not know it. He was played by Satan. By installing the return of Ayatollah Khomeini, Jimmy Carter ignited the rebirth of Islamic Fundamentalism which has tortured and killed millions all over the world since then for decades, and now still today.
Jimmy Carter has the blood of millions of innocent people on his head, and he will take that to his grave.