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ByaKya · Dec 4, 2006, 02:49 pm

Project for the New American Century: Former board member

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American Enterprise Institute: Former senior vice president

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"“Envoys say he has in fact endangered that effort by alienating traditional allies. They say he combatively asserts American leadership, contests procedures at the mannerly, rules-bound United Nations, and then shrugs off the organization when it does not follow his lead.” One unnamed UN ambassador “with close ties” to the administration, said, “My initial feeling was, let's see if we can work with [Bolton], and I have done some things to push for consensus on issues that were not easy for my country. But all he gives us in return is, ‘It doesn't matter, whatever you do is insufficient'.” Added the ambassador: “He's lost me as an ally now, and that's what many other ambassadors who consider themselves friends of the United States are saying.” "

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Bolton's entrée into the administration of George W. Bush began with the Florida recount during the 2000 presidential elections. Working closely with his former boss James Baker, Bolton worked to block recount efforts. According to the Wall Street Journal (July 19, 2002), Bolton's “most memorable moment came after the U.S. Supreme Court ordered a halt to the recount, when Mr. Bolton strode into a Tallahassee library, where the count was still going on, and declared: ‘I'm with the Bush-Cheney team, and I'm here to stop the count'.”

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Displaying what the Wall Street Journal described as his “combative style,” Bolton told an international conference on bioweapons that a hotly disputed verification proposal was “Dead, dead, dead, and I don't want it coming back from the dead.”

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Bolton warned that “The Europeans can be sure that America's days as a well-bred doormat for EU political and military protection are coming to an end.”

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In a Wall Street Journal op-ed in 1997, Bolton articulated his dismissive view of international treaties. “Treaties are law only for U.S. domestic purposes,” he wrote, “In their international operation, treaties are simply political obligations.” In other words, international treaties signed by the United States should not be considered as a body of law that the United States should respect in its international engagement but rather just political considerations that can be ignored at will.

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What? hes out already? Is that enough "exactly" for you ?

Theres more, enjoy

Right Web | Profile | John Bolton

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ByaKya BANNED Posts: 1,372	Project for the New American Century: Former board member Strike One American Enterprise Institute: Former senior vice president Strike Two "“Envoys say he has in fact endangered that effort by alienating traditional allies. They say he combatively asserts American leadership, contests procedures at the mannerly, rules-bound United Nations, and then shrugs off the organization when it does not follow his lead.” One unnamed UN ambassador “with close ties” to the administration, said, “My initial feeling was, let's see if we can work with [Bolton], and I have done some things to push for consensus on issues that were not easy for my country. But all he gives us in return is, ‘It doesn't matter, whatever you do is insufficient'.” Added the ambassador: “He's lost me as an ally now, and that's what many other ambassadors who consider themselves friends of the United States are saying.” " Strike Three Bolton's entrée into the administration of George W. Bush began with the Florida recount during the 2000 presidential elections. Working closely with his former boss James Baker, Bolton worked to block recount efforts. According to the Wall Street Journal (July 19, 2002), Bolton's “most memorable moment came after the U.S. Supreme Court ordered a halt to the recount, when Mr. Bolton strode into a Tallahassee library, where the count was still going on, and declared: ‘I'm with the Bush-Cheney team, and I'm here to stop the count'.” Strike Four Displaying what the Wall Street Journal described as his “combative style,” Bolton told an international conference on bioweapons that a hotly disputed verification proposal was “Dead, dead, dead, and I don't want it coming back from the dead.” Strike Five Bolton warned that “The Europeans can be sure that America's days as a well-bred doormat for EU political and military protection are coming to an end.” Strike Six In a Wall Street Journal op-ed in 1997, Bolton articulated his dismissive view of international treaties. “Treaties are law only for U.S. domestic purposes,” he wrote, “In their international operation, treaties are simply political obligations.” In other words, international treaties signed by the United States should not be considered as a body of law that the United States should respect in its international engagement but rather just political considerations that can be ignored at will. Strike Seven What? hes out already? Is that enough "exactly" for you ? Theres more, enjoy Right Web \| Profile \| John Bolton