"John Bolton was my first choice," Miss Rice told editors and reporters in an interview at The Washington Times.
"I think John is a straightforward, tough-talking, very good diplomat, and I think that's what you need at the United Nations."
Mr. Bolton has been an outspoken critic of the United Nations.
Another good excerpt:
"Miss Rice said Mr. Bolton's past experience as undersecretary of state for arms control and international security and as assistant secretary for international organization affairs stands him in good stead.
He is, Miss Rice said, the person needed to help grapple with the challenges of how the United Nations is going to reform itself and remain relevant in the 21st century.
Yesterday, the State Department announced that Shirin Tahir-Kheli, a former Johns Hopkins University professor and a member of the White House National Security Council, has been appointed senior adviser to the secretary of state on U.N. reform. She would report directly to Miss Rice. "
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By the time Bush, Condi and Bolton get through with the UN, it will either be completely reshaped with no resemblance to the current, useless, corrupt organization, or it will cease to exist.
That's assuming that the UN wants to be led.