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| John Bolton: Only U.S. Can Restrain Iran, North Korea |
| 2007-03-03 |
| The United States is the only country in the world that can restrain Iran and North Korea, and it should do what is necessary no matter what the world thinks, former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton said Thursday. "If we can't persuade them [other countries], that's just too damn bad," Bolton said, drawing a standing ovation. Bolton said the U.S. should work to convince other nations of the importance of securing the world against dangerous states. But at the same time, America cannot allow itself to be immobilized if others fail to appreciate contemporary challenges, Bolton told the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington, D.C. At a time when the Iranians have been "thumbing their noses" at the Europeans over the nuclear issue, the U.S. must keep the military option on the table, Bolton said. "I do take President Bush to be a man of his word, and when he says it is unacceptable for Iran to have nukes, what he means is that it is unacceptable," Bolton said. He also expressed a desire to see the Stalinist regime in Pyongyang "eliminated" and the Korean peninsula united in freedom. At a time when the Bush administration's policies are under siege, he said, conservatives must be mindful of attempts underway to "dispirit" them ahead of the 2008 election cycle, Bolton said. |
| Posted by:ryuge |
| #5 Russia made the mess in NK, and the US has been there, half done it, got 54,000 deaths... Could the US not get Russia to do it, seems Russia just swept NK under the carpet. Chinas looking powerful maybe it could sort out it's Ally, jees the US don't wanna do all the work! Read the article about Norway rape increases (yesterday I think) and it mentioned in the comments how Europe has been made into feminism capital. Remember the armies of WW1, GB had an army of 700,000+ men, today with a much bigger population we only have 120,000 men. The British public would be up in arms about conscription. So, the US will have to tread very carefully not to upset its public greatly, cos it could kill democracy. I believe the democracies will have to walk a fine line to make this all pan out |
| Posted by: Devilstoenail 2007-03-03 13:33 |
| #4 Democracies ebb and flow. Six months ago you could have answered with Canada. Today not. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2007-03-03 12:24 |
| #3 Excalibur, except for Britain, to whom do you refer as "once great democracies"? I'm not being facetious. |
| Posted by: gromgoru 2007-03-03 12:02 |
| #2 The United States is the only country in the world that can restrain Iran and North Korea, and it should do what is necessary no matter what the world thinks He is 100% correct in his Jacksonianism as the end of that sentence but incorrect about his assessment of the rest of the world in the first bit. If they only had the will, there are a number of countries that could restrain Iran and North Korea. But of course we know once great democracies have no stomach for a fight. |
| Posted by: Excalibur 2007-03-03 11:20 |
| #1 The United States is the only country in the world that can restrain Iran and North Korea, and it should do what is necessary no matter what the world thinks Too bad where're too few men like this in public life. |
| Posted by: gromgoru 2007-03-03 09:38 |