[MJY1288]

John Bolton is the best U.N. Ambassador we have ever had.... PERIOD

[burzum]

Mr Bolton, who describes himself as “not much a carrots man”

Luckily we have the right man in the right place at the right time.

[operation clinton cleanup]

He said the EU, which conducted negotiations with Iran from 2003, had been embarrassed by a declaration by a former Iranian official that during that time the Islamic republic had worked on nuclear techniques.

Say what you will about Bush, but appointing John Bolten to the UN is almost as important as Conservative judges on the SCOTUS.

[mirkwood]

The state department has been our worst enemy when dealing with these guys. I thought Condo was going to fix it, but she is crapping all over the U.S. just like her predecessor.

[shield]

Bolton is the best.

[SuzyQue]

Thank God for Bolton.

[StJacques]

Well I'm going to predict that the Iranians will not come to the table and deal.

The question will then become, now what?

And I don't place much hope in the UN for coming up with a solution either.

In spite of the clear dangers the next question I am going to ask presents, and I will state clearly that I do understand those dangers, is it not time to begin openly discussing a nuclear strike on Iran? I am very serious in what I propose. We will ultimately have to face the fact that if we don't launch one, we will all just be sitting and waiting for the moment when Iran does.

This is a moment for us to make the doctrine of preemption as well understood as we possibly can.

[edpc]

“They’ve got both feet on the accelerator....."

Good. It doesn't make the vehicle go any faster, but it drastically slows your reaction time when you need to brake and avoid a crash.

[PhilipFreneau]

John Bolton for President.

[garbageseeker]

Why are we bargaining with Iran? The longer the delay, brings them closer to the bomb.Its crazy.

[taxesareforever]

Hey Iran, the U.S. is getting itchy fingers. You remember those 500 pounders? He heee.

[Tailgunner Joe]

Iran issue: Moscow shocked over US accusation

Moscow, June 11 (UNI): Russia has expressed shock over the comments by US ambassador to the UN, John Bolton, accusing the Russian leadership of lacking a consensus over the Iranian nuclear issue.

"Moscow is actively involved in international efforts to solve the problem through diplomatic channels, and holds a unified position that Iran must not obtain nuclear weapons, while supporting the right of the country to develop peaceful nuclear energy," Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

"Russia was pleased with the balanced and responsible announcements in recent days from the US representatives in support of re-starting the talks on Iran's nuclear programme in the new format, which Washington recently expressed its willingness to join," the statement pointed out.

"In this context, the 'revelation' made by Bolton on the alleged lack of consensus within the Russian leadership on the issue of the Iranian nuclear programme is very unexpected," it stressed.

"Those in Washington who support finding a political-diplomatic solution, which we would hope includes John Bolton, need international support, including from Russia," the statement added.