Chris Dodd versus John Bolton

The National Ledger ^ | April14, 2005 | Robert Novak

[Coastal]

WASHINGTON -- Why did Monday's Democratic assault on John Bolton at the Senate Foreign Relations Committee have so little to do with how he would perform as U.S. ambassador at the United Nations and so much about Cuban biological warfare? It may be partially explained by tactical considerations. But the more significant reason is Sen. Christopher Dodd's long-range goal of normalized relations with Fidel Castro.

Coordinated Democratic grilling of Under Secretary of State Bolton avoided stigmatizing him as a conservative critic of the widely unpopular UN. Leading the attack on Bolton, Dodd even said he agreed with much of Bolton's criticism of the world organization. Only Sen. Barbara Boxer could not restrain herself from declaring how "outrageous" it was to put a conservative U.S. representative at the UN.

The other Democrats followed Dodd's lead in dwelling on a 2002 speech by Bolton alleging Cuba's development of germ warfare for export to rogue nations. The link to the UN was that another exaggerated weapons-of-mass-destruction claim would further undermine U.S. credibility there.

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Cuba, the paradise.

[Mo1]

In his testimony Tuesday, Ford was hardly questioned about Bolton's actual assessment of Castro's germ warfare capability. Chris Dodd was able to drive Otto Reich out of the government because he was anti-Castro. It remains to be seen whether that also is John Bolton's fate

Interesting information

[hipaatwo]

Did you have any trouble reading the article? When I clicked on the link it crashed my computer. I'm scared to do it again..lol

[Mo1]

Came up fine for me .. twice

[nutmeg]

Connecticut ping!

Please Freepmail me if you want on or off my infrequent Connecticut ping list.

[hipaatwo]

Thanks, but I'm still not trying, can't afford a new computer right now.

Waaay off topic but, did you see the whale in the Delaware river?

[Mo1]

Yes I did .. wierd or what

BTW .. Freepmail

[hipaatwo]

Thank you so much!

The Delaware is so dirty that whale isn't going to make it much longer. I'm going to go play a game and check out if there is an AA for FReepers..LOL

Have a good nite.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Another good article on the strengths of John Boilton:

Why John Bolton? A Commitment to Freedom
by Paul M. Weyrich
Apr 13, 2005

[nightdriver]

I wonder when senator Dodd is going to quit lying.

I remember him making a big joke about how nice it will be when he gets to quit lying. It was in 1994, just before the elections, if I recall correctly.

There's something very scary about those congress people from the New England states.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

And here is the Link to the ad running ....by John Kerry.... asking for folks to call Chaffee to vote against John Bolton.....:

[Mo1]

I don't ever remember seeing a Senator put out an ad against another Senator to change his vote

Do you?

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

I am not aware of any before this.

And did you see the little piece Britt Hume had on details behind the flap and why Bolton was angry....I can't find anything on the Foxnews Web Site....I am convinced that the ?DemonicRats have paid off someone to get the testimony against Bolton....the NIR analyst lied....regarding some of the details of his E-Mail .

He was countering what Bolton wanted to say and asking for support from others in the Intel community it appears to me.

[Mo1]

So-called “disarmament” organizations, such as Citizens for Global Solutions [formerly World Federalist Society] and George Soros’ Open Society Policy Center, put the Committee on the receiving end of a well-coordinated lobbying effort as it prepares to vote on Bolton’s nomination

From your link

FOLLOW THE MONEY!

[Mo1]

No .. I didn't see it but Txsleuth pinged me about it

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1383047/posts?page=63#63

To: Mo1
I just heard on Brit Hume's show that the testimony of the other people involved in the Westerman kerfuffle BACKED UP Bolton's statements and some ever went so far to say that Westeman messed up!!!

BUT, even knowing that, the dems are still delaying the vote in order to srape up more dirt on Bolton--that is basically what James Rosen said on FoX!!!

63 posted on 04/13/2005 6:13:37 PM EDT by Txsleuth

[davidosborne]

I added my name to the list of citizens who CALLED Sen Chaffee... only I told him to vote YES !!!

[Mo1]

I added my name to the list of citizens who CALLED Sen Chaffee... only I told him to vote YES !!!

LOL .. I'll have to do that in the morning myself

Good idea!

[GopherIt]

>Interesting information

Chris Dodd almost singlehandedly aborted the Chinagate hearings.

[blaze]

God, all this talk about Chris Dodd, is making me hungry..............Waitress!