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Why Bolton will be good for the UN
The Heritage Foundation ^
| March 10, 2005
| Nile Gardiner
Posted on 03/10/2005 10:07:23 AM PST by 1rudeboy
John Bolton's nomination as US ambassador to the United Nations could not have come at a more critical time for the world organization. In the wake of the oil-for-food scandal and allegations of widespread abuse by peacekeepers in the Congo, American public confidence in the UN has plummeted to a new low. The UN is an institution in deep crisis and in dire need of vigorous new American leadership.
Bolton, who knows the UN system from past assignments, may win no popularity contests at UN headquarters at Turtle Bay. He will, however, be a force to be reckoned with in New York and will aggressively pursue the US national interest, which includes forcing accountability and transparency in the world body.
The nomination of Bolton should be viewed not as a slap in the face of the UN but as a symbol of the importance the Bush administration attaches to reforming the world's largest multilateral institution. His nomination also is a recognition of the need for strong American leadership at the United Nations.
(Excerpt) Read more at heritage.org ...
TOPICS: Editorial; Foreign Affairs; Government
KEYWORDS: bolton; heritagefoundation; un; unambassador
I excerpted this because it originally appeared in the Boston Globe.
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posted on
03/10/2005 10:07:24 AM PST
by
1rudeboy
To: 1rudeboy
My 'stache is bitchin!
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posted on
03/10/2005 10:11:35 AM PST
by
billorites
(freepo ergo sum)
To: 1rudeboy
I never liked Michael Bolton anyway.
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posted on
03/10/2005 10:24:35 AM PST
by
TSgt
(Extreme vitriol and rancorous replies served daily. - Mike W USAF)
To: billorites
Wow. Kinda' cool in a retro way. Definitely not a gurli-mahn.
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posted on
03/10/2005 10:25:06 AM PST
by
1rudeboy
To: 1rudeboy
Who cares about good for the UN? I'm interested in whether he will be good for the US. From what he says, I expect he will be. Just pray that he doesn't get Turtle Bay fever, a disease even worse than the pernicious Potomac fever.
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posted on
03/10/2005 10:26:23 AM PST
by
KarlInOhio
(Blackwell for Governor 2006: hated by the 'Rats, feared by the RINOs.)
To: 1rudeboy
He dyes his hair, but leaves the moustache white.
Don't know what that means, but he's definitely making a statement.
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posted on
03/10/2005 10:29:33 AM PST
by
billorites
(freepo ergo sum)
To: 1rudeboy
This guy?
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posted on
03/10/2005 10:31:51 AM PST
by
RockinRight
(Electing Hillary president would be akin to giving a drunken teenage boy keys to the Porsche)
To: MikeWUSAF
"Why should I change my name, he's the one that sucks."
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posted on
03/10/2005 10:32:56 AM PST
by
dfwgator
(It's sad that the news media treats Michael Jackson better than our military.)
To: RockinRight
LOL
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posted on
03/10/2005 10:35:21 AM PST
by
1rudeboy
To: dfwgator
That's perhaps one of the funniest lines from a movie of all time.
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posted on
03/10/2005 10:41:45 AM PST
by
RockinRight
(Electing Hillary president would be akin to giving a drunken teenage boy keys to the Porsche)
To: KarlInOhio
Well .. Tony Blankley (yesterday) wrote an article about this and said that Bolton may end up historically as the LAST Ambassador of the UN.
So .. I don't see this as trying to strengthen the UN - I see it as a "get your act together or we're outta here" action. And .. I believe Bolton is just the guy to do it.
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posted on
03/10/2005 11:31:23 AM PST
by
CyberAnt
(Pres. Bush: "Self-government relies, in the end, on the governing of the self.")
To: 1rudeboy
When I first heard that Bush was nominating Bolton, I was thinking of Michael. (c8
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posted on
03/10/2005 11:31:59 AM PST
by
Poohbah
("Hee Haw" was supposed to be a television show, not a political movement.)
To: dfwgator
LOL! Have you seen Office Space?
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posted on
03/10/2005 6:30:51 PM PST
by
TSgt
(Extreme vitriol and rancorous replies served daily. - Mike W USAF)
To: MikeWUSAF
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posted on
03/11/2005 7:18:50 AM PST
by
dfwgator
(It's sad that the news media treats Michael Jackson better than our military.)
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