April 26, 2005
More Reasons to Dislike the Bolton Nomination
A BUZZFLASH NEWS ANALYSIS
A full month before Bush announced he was attacking Iraq and even publicly admitted it was going to happen, regardless of national and international protests against it or that there were no facts to support it, Bolton was telling people he had "no doubt" it was going to happen. From HaaretzDaily.com, Feb. 18, 2003:
U.S. official says Syria, Iran will be dealt with after Iraq war
U.S. Undersecretary of State John Bolton said in meetings with Israeli officials on Monday that he has no doubt America will attack Iraq, and that it will be necessary to deal with threats from Syria, Iran and North Korea afterwards.
Bolton, who is undersecretary for arms control and international security, is in Israel for meetings about preventing the spread of weapons of mass destruction.
In a meeting with Bolton on Monday, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said that Israel is concerned about the security threat posed by Iran. It's important to deal with Iran even while American attention is turned toward Iraq, Sharon said.
Bolton also met with Foreign Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Housing and Construction Minister Natan Sharansky.
Somone should send warmongers like Bolton to stand at a checkpoint in Fallujah, not to represent the U.S. at the United Nations.
A BUZZFLASH NEWS ANALYSIS