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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsJohn Bolton is kicking and screaming for a war
John Bolton is reiterating his calls for Israel to unleash a military strike against Iran, saying he doesn't "think Israel has much time" to make that "fateful decision" and that ultimately it should "have done this years ago."
The former U.N. Ambassador and current senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute made the comments in a WABC radio interview Sunday with the Israel-based Aaron Klein.
Bolton slammed the Obama administration's policies towards what he called "Iran's nuclear weapons program" as "utterly feckless," and criticized the negotiations the U.S. has undertaken with Iran because they "will lead to a diplomatic victory for Iran." ....................(more)
The complete piece is at: http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2013/11/04-2
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John Bolton is kicking and screaming for a war (Original Post)
marmar
Nov 2013
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jsr
(7,712 posts)1. Irrelevant relic from an evil past
NV Whino
(20,886 posts)2. John who?
Is he still around?
SomethingFishy
(4,876 posts)3. We need to attack Iran NOW!
Because ever since 1990 they have been just 5 short years away from having a nuke.
HereSince1628
(36,063 posts)4. The last terrifying notice said Iran was months away.
Seems to me that the American's for Armageddon crowd is ratcheting things up.
I suspect this is because they deeply despair at the thought of losing an opportunity to advance their cause through diplomacy
kydo
(2,679 posts)5. The real question is when is bolton not kicking and screaming for war?
Maybe once for about 3 months. But he was a baby for that three months so his kicking and screaming might have been confused with really just being a baby.
bemildred
(90,061 posts)6. Anything that pisses Bolton off is good. nt
Douglas Carpenter
(20,226 posts)7. Hillary Clinton cracks up at the mention of John Bolton's name
marmar
(77,072 posts)8. Hillary "Annihilate Iran" Clinton?