Today, 45 years ago, on January 23, 1980 (Lunar Calendar, December 6, 1979), Carter proposed a New Persian Gulf strategy, later referred to as ¡°Cartism¡±. On January 23, 1980, the United States introduced ¡°Cartism¡±. President Carter made a policy statement on the Gulf region in the State Advisory in January 1980. Given that the Soviet army invaded Afghanistan in December 1979, Carter warned the Soviet Union not to use Iranian and Afghan unrest as an excuse to the goal of the long-standing attempt of the Soviet Union to obtain a hot water port. He claimed: ¡°Any attempt by external forces to seize control of the Persian Gulf region will be seen as an attack on the fundamental interests of the United States. For such an attack, the United States will use any necessary means to retreat, including