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Why We Shouldn't Leave Iraq

Kevin Spak — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 10:50:25 CDT

In tonight's speech on the end of combat operations in Iraq, Barack Obama has a chance to show that he’s finally learned something about geostrategy. “Of course, if he did, it would mean abandoning much of what he advocated during his election campaign,” writes John Bolton for the Daily Beast...

Bolton: Israel Has 3 Days to Attack Iran

Kevin Spak — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 13:57:36 CDT

Israel only has three days to launch a military strike on Iran’s nuclear reactor before it contains live fuel, and it should probably take the shot, former US ambassador to the UN John Bolton told Israeli radio today. Russia has announced that it will begin installing fuel rods in Iran’s...

Cheney Named 'Conservative of the Year'

Kevin Spak — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 13:11:50 CST

Human Events has named Dick Cheney its conservative of the year, tapping old Bush administration cohort John Bolton to sing his praises. Bolton thinks it's remarkable that Cheney, a man not running for office or lobbying, can cause such consternation in Washington. How does he do it? “The irrefutable answer...

Reagan Would've Applauded Nobel Decision

Nick McMaster — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:25:30 CDT

Republican pundits reacted predictably to news of President Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize. Noting that the committee gave the award on the basis of Obama’s efforts rather than accomplishments, John Bolton noted, “President Reagan called for a world without nuclear weapons; where was his Nobel peace prize?” But Reagan would have...

Bolton: Obama's UN Address Naive, 'Post-American'

Rob Quinn — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 03:52:51 CDT

President Obama's address to the United Nations yesterday was long on uniting nations and short on looking out for American interests, complains Bush administration UN representative John Bolton. The "Wilsonian" address was "a post-American speech by our first post-American president," and was "very revealing of Obama’s foreign policy," he notes.

How Stewart Wins Over Neocons

Matt Cantor — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 09:26:00 CDT

Jon Stewart’s liberal inclinations don't stop him from booking voices from the far right on the Daily Show —and they give glowing reviews of their experiences, New York magazine reports. A former GOP spokesman was leery of appearing on the program to discuss torture; pundit Bill Kristol encouraged him. The...

Bolton: Israel May Strike Iran by December

Jason Farago — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 05:57:51 CDT

Defense Secretary Robert Gates was in Jerusalem recently to dissuade Israel from attacking Iran, but according to John Bolton, "relations between the US and Israel are more strained now than at any time since the 1956 Suez Canal crisis." Israel understands what the Obama administration does not—the Iranians are...

Israel Should Attack Iran

Kevin Spak — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 08:20:00 CDT

No matter who wins tomorrow’s presidential election in Iran, the threat of its nuclear program won’t go away, and that’s why Israel should attack sooner rather than later, writes former UN ambassador John Bolton in the Wall Street Journal. Attacking Iran now won’t be safe or easy, but “all scenarios...

Obama Must Oppose Spain's Bush Lawyer Probe: Bolton

Matt Cantor — Wed, 06 May 2009 08:19:50 CDT

President Obama’s "John Ehrlichman approach" to Spain’s investigation of Bush officials may be “smart politics,” but it’s dangerous for the country, writes John Bolton in the Washington Post . If the administration doesn’t speak out against the probe, it allows an “unaccountable foreign court” judge US policy actions, but “our Constitution...