Thank you jveritas
Posted on 12/04/2006 10:19:04 AM PST by IntelliQuark
It is with deep regret that I accept John Bolton's decision to end his service in the Administration as Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations when his commission expires.
Over a year ago, I appointed Ambassador Bolton because I knew he would represent America's values and effectively confront difficult problems at the United Nations. He served his country with extraordinary dedication and skill, assembling coalitions that addressed some of the most consequential issues facing the international community. During his tenure, he articulately advocated the positions and values of the United States and advanced the expansion of democracy and liberty.
Ambassador Bolton led the successful negotiations that resulted in unanimous Security Council resolutions regarding North Korea's military and nuclear activities. He built consensus among our allies on the need for Iran to suspend the enrichment and reprocessing of uranium. His efforts to promote the cause of peace in Darfur resulted in a peacekeeping commitment by the United Nations. He made the case for United Nations reform because he cares about the institution, and wants it to become more credible and effective.
I am deeply disappointed that a handful of United States Senators prevented Ambassador Bolton from receiving the up or down vote he deserved in the Senate. They chose to obstruct his confirmation, even though he enjoys majority support in the Senate, and even though their tactics will disrupt our diplomatic work at a sensitive and important time. This stubborn obstructionism ill serves our country, and discourages men and women of talent from serving their Nation.
I thank John Bolton for the dedication and skill with which he performed his duties, and his wife Gretchen and daughter Jennifer Sarah for their support as Ambassador Bolton served his country. All Americans owe John Bolton their gratitude for a job well done.
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Great remarks. Bolton fully deserves our gratitude. Most FReepers know this anyway. I hope Bush chooses someone with similar stances like Bolton or leaves the post empty at all.
Anyway the best option would be to leave the UN. Dreaming...
And the media, they did everything they could to destroy anything even related to Bush..
Isn't this just consistent with the new "American Way" in all things:
ACLU stops anything that they don't like by filing lawsuits on behalf of small, secular interests, and activist Liberal Judges re-interpret the Constitution to accommodate them?
Secular Minority interests and the PC-crowd force minorities to gain rights that are UNAVAILABLE to the majority, often just by claiming that it "offends" them.
There is no true Democracy left, so long as minor interests control the issues through the Activist Courts and through extortion via threats of Civil Suits.
The truth is the president lacks the political clout anymore to put up a fight.
Thanks to the people who spent their time bashing the President on every front. Are you among them?
You are wrong.
Agree.
Bush should not propose ANY replacement. Tell congress to propose a replacement they will vote for. Refuse each one after AN INDEPTH investigation. In the mean time NO FUNDING will be signed for the UN!
Now he says it, when it's too late. He should have gone to the wall for Bolton.
Well crafted argument. lol. John Kerry, is that you? Ha. The president's party lost the last election. The war is not going well. And plus he's a regular old lame duck on top of it. He's got no choice but to make a protest statement, like he just did, then fold. The facts are what they are.
Thank you jveritas
Nope.
But that's my point. There's no point in going to the wall. It's like saying he should have bet the pot when all he's holding is a pair of 3s. You got to know when to fold em.
Enjoy life while you've still got it.
Lincoln Chaffee deserves the blame here. He'd never let Bolton's nomination out of committee.
I thank him, too. He was a wonderful breath of truthful air, and he will be deeply missed.
This is the saddest announcement since Rumsfeld. We're losing all our real men. I'm just damn depressed.
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