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The Spectacle Blog
John Bolton delivered a blistering attack on the administration's national security policy in a speech to CPAC this morning.
Bolton argued that fundamentally, Obama's approach is a result of the fact that foreign policy is not that important to him and he doesn't see the rest of the world as a threat. He said that Obama was the first "post American President" -- not anti-American, but somebody who doesn't believe in the concept of American Exceptionalism.
This has manifested itself in Iran, he said, where Obama is continuing the "falied Bush policy" of trying to talk the regime out of nuclear weapons through negotiation. And also in Afghanistan, where he said Obama did the right thing by sending more troops, but showed weakness by calling for withdrawal to start in 2011.
He said the Middle East peace process was worse off, and Israel was in greater danger because of his naive approach to forging a compromise. "Negotiation is not a policy," he said. "It is a technique."
Looking forward, Bolton warned about an upcoming arms control agreement with Russia, which he said would reduce the support of our allies who depend on the U.S. nuclear umbrella.
He also talked about the risks to our national sovereignty posed by treaties such as the International Criminal Court, which he said should be a "die in the ditch" effort for conservatives to make sure it is defeated if and when it comes up for a vote in the Senate.
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Richard Baker| 2.20.10 @ 1:07PM
As usual, Ambassador Bolton speaks straight and forthrightly. Listening to the Kenyan and Bolton on this issue, as an example, one can see the difference between someone contemptuous of the concept of America and an American. God save us from the Kenyan.
Margaret| 2.20.10 @ 5:03PM
Mr. Baker,
The "Kenyan"?! Are you serious? Wow.
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Bolton: “Negotiation is not a policy, it is a technique.” links to this page. Here’s an excerpt:
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Some sound bites from CPAC - bs’s blog - RedState links to this page. Here’s an excerpt:
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Some sound bites from CPAC - bs’s blog - RedState links to this page. Here’s an excerpt:
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Some sound bites from CPAC - bs’s blog - RedState links to this page. Here’s an excerpt:
martin j smith| 2.21.10 @ 7:55AM
Remember when Bolton was up for confirmation and the Democrat Party ( that great Bi-Partisan crowd ) refused. But, the good news is Bolton, Like Dick Chaney irritate the Left still --& that is a good thing. Let me add, that Bolton and Cheney's views on foreign policy and national defense for me are the most sane and realistic out there. Ron Paul's not! ( for me )
martin j smith| 2.21.10 @ 7:56AM
Oh, I forgot --Obama's not just not!! double not !!!!!
Richard Baker| 2.21.10 @ 9:52AM
Margaret:
All he has to do to defuse questions about his status is release his college records, his long form vault copy of the birth certificate in Honolulu, and explain why he's spent nearly $2 million fighting release of that form. If I were a politician who had the goods to enable me to totally embarrass and ridicule my opposition, I'd do it in a second. That's why I call him the Kenyan. If I'm wrong then I will so state easily after release of the information. But where there's smoke, there's fire.
martin j smith| 2.21.10 @ 10:23AM
Richard Baker you are either a troll or a fool. In any even, Bolton's foreign policy views are on policy not destraction. You are a destraction
Stormy| 2.21.10 @ 10:59AM
While I am not a "birther" by any means, Richard Baker has a point about Barack Obama. Why has he expended millions of dollars to keep his personal information and record secret? We know less about him than any other American president, other than what he has told us.
I do not believe that Barack Obama was born in Kenya, but there is something about his birth and parentage that he does not want revealed, and there are many inconsistencies to be explained. In any event, what is more important is what he was doing while at Occidental, Columbia, and Harvard. How did he get into those institutions and who paid his way? How did he fare in his academics, and who did he associate with during his formative years. How did those associations help form his political vision and worldview? A study of this academic performance might just show that he is not the smartest man in the world.
Nick| 2.21.10 @ 6:17PM
Stormy,
"How did he get into those institutions and who paid his way?"
Good 'ol liberal affirmative action, that's how.
Jim Buzzell| 2.21.10 @ 8:41PM
Article II Section I paragraph 5 of our constitution states:
“No Person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President; neither shall any Person be eligible to that Office who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty five Years, and been fourteen Years a Resident within the United States.”
Let’s break it down;
1. Natural Born Citizen; means a person born of citizen parents, it does not they need to be married to each other only citizens parents at the time of ones birth.
2. The drafters exempted themselves, because at the time of adoption they could not pass the test of Natural Born Citizen since many had been subjects of the King before becoming United States Citizens of the young nation they had formed.
3. Age is self-explicit.
4. 14 years a resident of the United States ensure those who were Natural Born Citizens, and had left US sovereign soil would need to re-establish residency since the founding fathers were afraid of foreign influence of any person seeking eligibility for the presidency.
Simple, where does Obama fail the test? He fails on item 1 above, his father was a British Subject, and Kenyan citizen, at the time of Obama’s birth no matter where he was born; he may not even be a citizen of the United States. None of us will really know until he produces his personal records.
I may personal opinion, based on my research this is the reason he will not release his personal record prior to taking office.
Tim| 2.22.10 @ 11:23AM
Maybe Obama should try offering the Ayatollah a cushy job.
Richard Baker| 2.23.10 @ 8:06PM
I love it when liberals will not answer any questions about the Kenyan.