we . ▁ ▁The ▁more ▁assert ive ▁human ▁rights ▁policy ▁champion ed ▁by ▁Der ian ▁and ▁State ▁Department ▁Policy ▁Pl anning ▁Director ▁Anthony ▁Lake ▁was ▁somewhat ▁bl unted ▁by ▁the ▁opposition ▁of ▁Br ze zin ski . ▁Policy ▁disput es ▁reached ▁their ▁most ▁content ious ▁point ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁fall ▁of ▁Pol ▁Pot ' s ▁gen oc idal ▁regime ▁of ▁Democratic ▁K amp uch ea ▁following ▁the ▁Vietnam ese ▁invasion ▁of ▁Camb odia , ▁when ▁Br ze zin ski ▁pre va iled ▁in ▁having ▁the ▁administration ▁refuse ▁to ▁recognize ▁the ▁new ▁Camb od ian ▁government ▁due ▁to ▁its ▁support ▁by ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union . ▁Despite ▁human ▁rights ▁concerns , ▁Carter ▁continued ▁U . S . ▁support ▁for ▁Joseph ▁M ob ut u ▁of ▁Z aire , ▁who ▁defeated ▁Ang olan - back ed ▁ins urg ents ▁in ▁conflicts ▁known ▁as ▁Sh aba ▁I ▁and ▁Sh aba ▁II . ▁His ▁administration ▁also ▁generally ▁ref rained ▁from ▁critic izing ▁human ▁rights ▁ab uses ▁in ▁the ▁Philippines , ▁Indones ia , ▁South ▁Korea , ▁Iran , ▁Israel , ▁Egypt , ▁Sa udi ▁Arab ia , ▁and ▁North ▁Y emen . ▁ ▁Def ense ▁policy ▁and ▁miss iles ▁ ▁Although ▁his ▁campaign ▁platform ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁called ▁for ▁a ▁reduction ▁in ▁defense ▁sp ending , ▁Carter ▁called ▁for ▁a ▁ 3 ▁three ▁percent ▁increase ▁in ▁the ▁defense ▁budget . ▁He ▁sought ▁a ▁st urd ier ▁defense ▁post ure ▁by ▁station ing ▁medium ▁range ▁nuclear ▁miss iles ▁in ▁Europe ▁aim ed