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Home Front: Politix
Bush's foreign policy in free fall, says Bolton
2007-12-16
US President George W. Bush's foreign policy is in free fall and puts the nation's security at risk, former ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton told a German magazine.
John buddy, I like you, but you're going a step too far.
Mr Bolton, who was a leading hawk in the US administration and favoured a tough stance against Iran, North Korea and Iraq, told the Der Spiegel weekly that Mr Bush needed to rein in Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. “His foreign policy is in free fall. The president is acting against his own judgment and instincts (and is) under the influence of Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice,” he was quoted as telling the magazine.

Mr Bolton said Dr Rice's was the dominant voice on foreign policy and that she was a channel for the views of liberal career bureaucrats in the foreign ministry. “(Mr Bush) does not supervise her enough. That is a mistake,” he was quoted as saying, adding that a moderate foreign policy was a threat to US security.

“North Korea will, for example, now keep its nuclear weapons. And the Iranians have got a signal from our own intelligence services that they can do whatever they want.

“I am not as confident as the intelligence services that Iran has stopped its nuclear weapons program.”
I'm not confident at all, but the NIE isn't Condi's fault.
The former diplomat, who quit his UN job last December after failing to win Senate confirmation and now works at a think-tank, also predicted a withdrawal of US troops from Iraq if Hillary Clinton became the next US president.
Posted by:tipper

#9  Yeah, Bushs foreign policy is kinda like our 51st states Israels, only he's actually trying to do something about the problem.
Posted by: Mike N.   2007-12-16 21:58  

#8  Bush has a foreign policy---beyond hanging on in Iraq no matter what?
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2007-12-16 20:45  

#7  OOOOPSIES, BRUSSELS JOURNAL > THESE BOOTS ARE GONNA WALK ALL OVER YOU. The future EU as empowered, enabled by the recent [anti-Euro Voter/national referendum?]LISBON summit???
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2007-12-16 19:33  

#6  Wel-l-l, and lest we fergit, RIAN > "ALTERNATIVE FUTURES FOR RUSSIA" REPORT + "JANUARY 7, 2008" > 1960's "GET FIDEL" in 2008 becomes "GET PUTIN" on Jan 7, 2008. The "CUBAN MISSLE CRISIS" becoms an anti-US "RUSSIAN/PUTIN MISSLE CRISIS" - OLIVER STONE GETS TO MAKE ANOTHER NEW MOVIE, on how PUTIN = FIDEL got DUBYA = JFK first before the latter got him???

In summation:
*USA vs. RUSSIA
*USA vs Iran
*USA vs Radical Islamism, etc.
*USA vs North Korea
*Israel vs Iran - post NIE.
*China vs Taiwan
*Russia vs China?
*Russia vs. Everybody
*China vs. Rusia vs, USA vs Everybody.
*North Korea vs. Everybody
*North American union?
*African Union?

WORST OF ALL > TARA REID GOT FIRED FROM SCRUBS TODAY, D *** NG IT!
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2007-12-16 19:31  

#5  I have to disgree with your comments, tipper. Condi's organized annapolis and promised hundreds of millions to the palestinian "government" without calling for accountability or an honest effort on the part of the recipients to keep a promise that they made. Israel has delivered on its promises a good deal of the time, and is castigated when it stops BECAUSE THE PALEOS NEVER KEPT THEIR SIDE OF THE BARGAIN.

Mr. Bolton was WASTED on the UN: he should have had Condi's job.

The republican candidate who promises to nominate, and fight for, Bolton as Secretary of State will have my vote. Yes, even Giulani or McCain, queasy pro-life position they may have. Normally, I'm a single-issue candidate (pro-life), but that fight will be lost if we lose the War On Terror.
Posted by: Ptah   2007-12-16 18:07  

#4  The kinder, gentler Bush of 2000 asserting (or not) himself.
Posted by: ed   2007-12-16 17:27  

#3  I think the DC koolaid finally got to his brain.
Posted by: DarthVader   2007-12-16 17:22  

#2  What happened to Bush? Between the North American Union and his backing off of a strong foreign policy stance, you have to wonder.
Posted by: Whomong Guelph4611   2007-12-16 17:00  

#1  I don't know if foreign policy is that bad, but I do believe Bush does need to get more involved with his lieutenants action items.
Posted by: www   2007-12-16 14:39  

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