John Bolton Attacks President Obama's Foreign Policy As Ineffective

[TomCADem]

The irony, of course, is that President Obama is getting some of these same sort of "nothing is happening quickly enough" attacks from certain astroturf liberals. John Bolton agrees. Its ten months into President Obama's presidency, and he has not resolved the issues surrounding Iran's pursuit of nuclear weapons and North Korea. What Bolton is too chicken shit to say out loud is that he thinks its foregone conclusion that we will need to start bombing Iran and North Korea, so why don't we just do it, because that will demonstrate action and resolve.

http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/oct/03/former-ambassador-criticizes-obamas-style-john-bol/

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John Bolton said yesterday that President Obama has shown weakness in his foreign policy toward Iran, North Korea and Russia, and that Obama is the country's first "post-American president."

Bolton, a former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, said that Obama and his advisors have not persuaded Iran or North Korea to give up its nuclear-weapon programs, and the White House has decided not deploy a nuclear-defense system in Poland and the Czech Republic

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Bolton also discussed Iran agreeing yesterday to open its newly revealed uranium-enrichment plant near Qum, Iran, to international inspection in the next two weeks and to send most of is openly declared enriched uranium to Russia to be turned into fuel for a small reactor that produces medical isotopes.

Bolton said it was inevitable that the International Atomic Energy Agency would inspect the site after Iran revealed its existence last week. Bolton speculated that IAEA inspection teams would find "a lot of empty underground facilities because anything interesting would be removed."

That development is a setback for Iran and highlights the effectiveness of the American, British, French and Israeli intelligence efforts, Bolton said. It is not achievement for Obama foreign policy, he said, because Iran may have other uranium-enrichment sites.

Negotiating with the U.S. State Department will continue to give Iran time to develop its nuclear weapons, Bolton said.

"This combines with North Korea sends a signal of American weakness in diplomacy that only encourages other adversaries around the world," Bolton said

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[shraby]

1. Who gives a care what Bolton says? The man is insane.

[Kdillard]

3. +1

[TomCADem]

5. His Thinking Is The Alternative For Voters - Fox News Loves Him

And, when we complain about the Democrats, we should keep in mind the right wing alternative. If we don't like a particular Democrat, don't abandon the party, but help fundraise a progressive candidate to challenge the person in a primary.

[BlooInBloo]

2. If by "ineffective" one means "gets results without obliterating everybody", then yes.

[thunder rising]

6. As Rummy would say: Results are only measured in BDA. Anything else is a waste of time

BDA: Bomb damage assessment

I am soooo glad they are irrelevant.

[bluestateguy]

4. If Ned Flanders doesn't like the way the president is running the country, then he can leave

We had an election, and Obama won.

[ashling]

7. Hell yes, John!

If Obama was really effective - if he was really trying - we could be in two, maybe three more wars already!

:puke:

[Jennicut]

8. Yes, Iran and North Korea SO improved under Bush's watch.

F*ckin idiot. Stupid mustache.

[FrenchieCat]

9. He can get in the motherfucking line.....

it snakes around the corner and down the street. The MSM is there first, then everybody else. Bolton is just gonna have to wait his fucking turn. Who does he fucking think he is; some failed ass person who was never even confirmed for the position he snuck into? How does he get a fucking microphone?

[backscatter712]

10. Foreign policy advice by Yosemite Sam.

Why am I not impressed by its nuance?

[Sherman A1]

11. John....., Thank You Very Much for your thoughts

Now, go away.

[saltpoint]

12. I picture the inside wall of Bolton's cranium to have on it scrawled phone

numbers of corporate war profiteers.

"For a good, unjustifiable war, call Lockheed Martin / Boeing / Northrop Grumman / etc."

[LostInAnomie]

13. Hey now, everyone. Don't be so quick to jump on poor John.

If anyone knows what ineffective foreign policy looks like, it would be John Bolton.

[BlueMTexpat]

14. So true!

If Bolton says that Obama's policy is "ineffective," you can bet your bottom dollar that exactly the opposite is true.
Why would anyone take anything that he says seriously?

:puke:

[karynnj]

15. "post -American"?

What does that mean. If he means that Obama is the first President in an era where the US is no longer the undisputed leader internationally, he needs to consider exactly how that happened and on who's watch. The Bush administration squandered our respect in teh world. If he is implying that Obama is somewhat less "American" than other Presidents, he forgets that we are a nation of immigrants and his own lineage does not go back to Native Americans or even the Mayflower.

It says something that he could not get Senate confirmation or a SFRC recommendation - even from the dysfunctional, Republican dominated 109th Congress.

[GoCubsGo]

16. If Bolton thinks he's doing a bad job...

...it means he's doing it right. Isn't this the incompetent POS who had to be appointed to his position when Congress was out of session because he would never be approved of otherwise?

[Flaneur]

17. Every time Bolton opens his mouth, corpses fall out.

This guy is a professional warmonger.

[applegrove]

18. Obama has gotten some concessions from Iran and success drives

neocons nuts. They only want to have America win by using a hammer. Obama proves 'realism' works.

[wisteria]

19. Bolton's negative remarks mean we are on the right course. n/t

[Ikonoklast]

20. Name one positive thing Bolton accomplished at the U.N. One thing.

His job was to keep chaos and fear going so the disaster capitalists could cart off dump trucks full of money.

He is a walking, talking piece of human effluvium.

[Bleacher Creature]

24. I've got one.

He gave the Daily Show plenty of good mustache jokes.

[LynnTheDem]

21. And of course there "is no doubt" Iraq has "wmd".

Right, bolton?

Send bolton to Iraq.

[olegramps]

22. Bolton, along with his PNAC buddies, are responsible for this damn mess.

I despise the lack of objectivity and responsibility that has been the hallmark of the major news sources. They total failed the American people and allowed these nitwit PNAC bastards to take us to war without asking one pertinent question.

The fact of the matter is the PNAC bastards should be arrested for tried for treason, but it will never happen. Now I see the press questioning everything that President Obama does. The press is hopelessly corrupt and when that happens you can kiss democracy goodbye. No democracy can operate without an unbiased press to keep the citizens informed; that is their primary responsibility. Unfortunately, people such as myself who harp on this important and essential issue are usually ignored.

[Bleacher Creature]

23. Hang on a second while I try and think of someone whose opinion I care less about than Bolton's. . .

Still thinking.


Still thinking.


The homeless guy on the street shouted something at me on my way into work this morning?? Nah, he's probably saner than John Bolton.