The death toll from yesterday’s artillery attack by North Korea has reportedly risen to four individuals — two South Korean marines and now two civilians.

Meanwhile, national embarrassment Jimmy Carter is out with an op-ed in the Washington Post regarding yesterday’s attack. Spoiler alert: North Korea deserves respect and is actually the good guy, Bush was bad and can be blamed for everything, and the solution is more talks with no end in sight.

The last paragraph:

Pyongyang has sent a consistent message that during direct talks with the United States, it is ready to conclude an agreement to end its nuclear programs, put them all under IAEA inspection and conclude a permanent peace treaty to replace the “temporary” cease-fire of 1953. We should consider responding to this offer. The unfortunate alternative is for North Koreans to take whatever actions they consider necessary to defend themselves from what they claim to fear most: a military attack supported by the United States, along with efforts to change the political regime.

See, an unprovoked North Korea launched an artillery attack that killed at least two civilians because America won’t sit down for tea with Kim Jong-il. Blame America First, Always. The bio for column:

The writer was the 39th president of the United States.

And we’ve been regretting that ever since.

Update: South Korean authorities confirm two civilian deaths from the shelling. Darn you, George W. Bush!