Bolton may have a lot of fans here on FreeRepublic, but we also have a lot of folks who have done the research to expose his background.
He would have been a perfect Secretary of State.
For Hillary Clinton.
Bolton has a very good understanding of foreign affairs and diplomatic relations. However, the points that Rand makes are accurate in many ways. The question becomes - was Bolton towing the line for the person he worked for or was he representing his own views.
If Trump believes Bolton will carry out his vision to the letter I am not too concerned about Bolton’s past comments. If Trump is not certain that Bolton shares his vision this would be a mistake. I would have the same concerns with Romney.
This is, in my opinion, the most difficult pick for Trump because he not only needs 100% loyalty in the position, but he needs gravitas because we have a lot of damage to repair with our relationships to long-term allies. A lot of damage. The Obama administration did not do right by our friends and we have a serious trust deficit.
It wasn’t Rand Paul who kept us out of the Law of the Sea Treaty. It is due in large part to Bolton’s vociferous rejection of that. All the Bushies wanted it. All the dems still want it.
That POS was more harmful than destabilizing the ME. Bolton has a solid career. His views on the UN are spot on.
As self-serving a statement as I have ever seen.
Do bless us with the research you have done about all the other candidates for the position. Or do you just do research on people you don't like to begin with?
At this point Rand Paul has unzipped and exposed himself as being every bit as much a delusional pantywaist as his old man. Rand should leave public life pronto and join old dad in a strait jacket at Happy Acres. Dad can teach him that silly grin that guarantees that no sane parent would let him babysit.
The Paul family's idea of national defense is paleoPaulie the Elder in a leaky rowboat wearing a tricorner hat with a propeller on top and paleoPaulie the younger providing one horse's ass power manning the oars.
John Bolton is and always has been a patriot as neither Hillary Clinton nor Barack Insane Obozo nor anything nominated for POTUS by the Demonrats starting with Comrade George McGovern have ever been.
Neither Ron PaleoPaulie nor Rand PaleoPaulie are fit to shine Bolton's shoes or to serve in office. May they both go to hell in a handbasket ASAP. This nation does not rest on pacifist wimps. If it tries to, it will soon cease to be a nation.
If you are so anxious to reside in surrender sockmonkey nation, move to some sorry ass country that is eager to surrender as this one will never be.
Wanna join ISIS? They are hiring.