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Georgie B*sh nominated Undersecretary of State John Bolton to be U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations today (CNN):
John Bolton is personally committed to the future success of the U.N., and he will be a strong voice for reform at a time when the U.N. has begun to reform itself to help meet the challenging agenda before the international community.
This was a quote from 'an advisor', according to CNN, who did not want to be named, conveniently enough. So, just who is John Bolton? Well, by a rather circuitous route via Eschaton and Think Progress, I was led to a 2003 article from the Observer, which contained the following:
The number three at the State Department, John Bolton, even said: 'There is no such thing as the United Nations. There is only the international community, which can only be led by the only remaining superpower, which is the United States.'
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To be fair(er), apparently that quote was from 1994, so, one must take into account that it was a much different time then. John Bolton had so recently been an undersecretary to Republican George Bush, a president trying to improve his popularity after a war in Iraq and hoping to distract from a troubling economy while hoping no one noticed the escalating national debt. Totally different time.
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John Bolton is personally committed to the future success of the U.N., and he will be a strong voice for reform at a time when the U.N. has begun to reform itself to help meet the challenging agenda before the international community.
This was a quote from 'an advisor', according to CNN, who did not want to be named, conveniently enough. So, just who is John Bolton? Well, by a rather circuitous route via Eschaton and Think Progress, I was led to a 2003 article from the Observer, which contained the following:
The number three at the State Department, John Bolton, even said: 'There is no such thing as the United Nations. There is only the international community, which can only be led by the only remaining superpower, which is the United States.'
{Insert String of Explitives Here}
To be fair(er), apparently that quote was from 1994, so, one must take into account that it was a much different time then. John Bolton had so recently been an undersecretary to Republican George Bush, a president trying to improve his popularity after a war in Iraq and hoping to distract from a troubling economy while hoping no one noticed the escalating national debt. Totally different time.
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posted by ab at 3/07/2005
2 Comments:
Out of curiosity - is there anything that Bush (and no, I won't *** out his name) has ever done that you do agree with?
-Jason
I agree with quite a few things he SAYS; like leaving "no child behind," increasing funding for AmeriCorps, seeking a diplomatic solution in Iraq, etc, but then the follow-up or lack thereof becomes the issue. He DID sign that national "do not call" bill a couple years back, so that's something, and he seems to be receptive when it comes to some degree of stem-cell research, which is on the right track. He also skipped out on military service, which I certainly would have been sorely tempted to do. Although I wouldn't have lied about it, but considering his line of work, I can't fault him for that.
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