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John Bolton spoke to the British Tories and had the following to say:
- Bolton - 'arab Countries Would Support Attack On Iran'
A Human Events interview with John Bolton: by Jason Mattera 07/07/2010 In a HUMAN EVENTS exclusive, former UN Ambassador John Bolton argued that a preemptive military strike on Iran's nuclear facilities would privately have the full backing of many...
- Bolton : What's Being Done About Iran's Growing Threat?
NOTHING GERTZ: WASHINGTON -- Israel has earned the reputation for taking preemptive actions when its national security is at stake. But an outspoken former senior U.S. official said Israel would not attack Iran's nuclear facilities...
- How Long, Oh Lord, How Long?
Thanks to Michael for sending this over to me. Pentagon: Israel may attack Iran before 2009 Top Pentagon official warns of 'increased likelihood' of Israeli raid against Iranian nuclear facilities, ABC News reports. US Department of Defense...
- Iranians Citizens Would Welcome Strikes Against Islamic Republic's Leadership, Sources Say
From Eye on the World: As Barack Obama and John McCain thrash it out over how they would deal with Iran, voices from inside Iran are weighing in with an unusual message: If the United States strikes hard and fast, we will support you. Emissaries from...
- Iran Threatens To Attack 170 American Targets
From the Jerusalem Post (with thanks to Michael): JPost.com Staff , THE JERUSALEM POST Oct. 1, 2007 Iran threatened Monday to attack some 170 American targets in the Middle East and around the world if it is attacked by Israel or the US, Israel Radio...
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Bolton says it right: we should attack Iran and depose of Ahmedinejad
John Bolton spoke to the British Tories and had the following to say:
Former US ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton told Tory delegates in Britain Sunday that efforts by the UK and the EU to negotiate with Iran had failed and that he saw no alternative to a pre-emptive strike on suspected nuclear facilities in the country.A very sad thing about how the British navy sailors were freed is that the UK may have paid Iran to get them back (H/T: Molten Thought). If that's so, I'd say it makes England an unreliable partner in the GWOT.
Bolton said that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was "pushing out" and "is not receiving adequate push-back" from the West. "I don't think the use of military force is an attractive option, but I would tell you I don't know what the alternative is.
"Because life is about choices, I think we have to consider the use of military force. I think we have to look at a limited strike against their nuclear facilities."
He added that any strike should be followed by an attempt to remove the "source of the problem", Ahmadinejad.
"If we were to strike Iran it should be accompanied by an effort at regime change ... The US once had the capability to engineer the clandestine overthrow of governments. I wish we could get it back," he said.
Bolton said that the fact that only partial intelligence about Iran's nuclear activity existed should not be used as an excuse not to act.
"Intelligence can be wrong in more than one direction... Responding after they (nuclear devices) are used is unacceptable."
Bolton also said the UN was "fundamentally irrelevant".
The former envoy criticized Britain's "softly softly" approach to Iran's imprisonment of 15 British sailors in April.
They were released after Ahmadinejad announced he was making a "gift" to the British people. "They [Iran] got no response from the UK or the US. If you were the Iranian leader, what conclusion do you draw?"
- Bolton - 'arab Countries Would Support Attack On Iran'
A Human Events interview with John Bolton: by Jason Mattera 07/07/2010 In a HUMAN EVENTS exclusive, former UN Ambassador John Bolton argued that a preemptive military strike on Iran's nuclear facilities would privately have the full backing of many...
- Bolton : What's Being Done About Iran's Growing Threat?
NOTHING GERTZ: WASHINGTON -- Israel has earned the reputation for taking preemptive actions when its national security is at stake. But an outspoken former senior U.S. official said Israel would not attack Iran's nuclear facilities...
- How Long, Oh Lord, How Long?
Thanks to Michael for sending this over to me. Pentagon: Israel may attack Iran before 2009 Top Pentagon official warns of 'increased likelihood' of Israeli raid against Iranian nuclear facilities, ABC News reports. US Department of Defense...
- Iranians Citizens Would Welcome Strikes Against Islamic Republic's Leadership, Sources Say
From Eye on the World: As Barack Obama and John McCain thrash it out over how they would deal with Iran, voices from inside Iran are weighing in with an unusual message: If the United States strikes hard and fast, we will support you. Emissaries from...
- Iran Threatens To Attack 170 American Targets
From the Jerusalem Post (with thanks to Michael): JPost.com Staff , THE JERUSALEM POST Oct. 1, 2007 Iran threatened Monday to attack some 170 American targets in the Middle East and around the world if it is attacked by Israel or the US, Israel Radio...