Bolton: Bush must 'rein in' Rice

[Scurrilous]

Source: Ynetnews

Former American ambassador to UN slams president's foreign policy, says Bush 'doesn't supervise Secretary of State Rice enough'

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"US President George W. Bush's foreign policy is in free fall and puts the nation's security at risk, former ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton told a German magazine on Sunday.

Bolton , who was a leading hawk in the US administration and favored a tough stance against Iran, North Korea and Iraq, told the Der Spiegel weekly that Bush needed to rein in Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.

"His foreign policy is in free fall. The president is acting against his own judgment and instincts (and is) under the influence of Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice," he was quoted as telling the magazine.

Bolton said Rice's was the dominant voice on foreign policy and that she was a channel for the views of liberal career bureaucrats in the foreign ministry."

Read more: http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3483252,00.html

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. CondorLizard is "a voice for the views of liberal career bureaucrats"?

Now I know for sure that Bolton is completely batshit crazy.

[saigon68]

39. He is worse than that--- he is a Monster

[yourout]

2. "His foreign policy is in free fall..." Bolton should know...he started the ball rolling.

[ClintonTyree]

23. We have a foreign policy?

:shrug: Bombing everyone we don't like back into the stone age doesn't qualify as a "foreign policy" in my opinion. The word "diplomacy" does not exist in the Bush lexicon.

[DLnyc]

32. Yes, US foreign policy is freefalling because Bolton and the other neocons

successfully isolated the US from all other civilized countries in the world (except perhaps Israel). After seven years of unjustified invasions and occupations, looting, torturing, kidnapping; after seven years of promising to work for a peace agreement in Israel but delivering only spin and photo-ops; after seven years of arrogantly ignoring and even openly violating treaties on nuclear weapons, global warming and human rights; after toppling friendly politicians by strong-arming them into caving in to neocon nutjob adventures (Blair, Aznar, Berlusconi, Howard all collapsed under the weight of their association with shrub); after, in short, seven years of 'fuck you diplomacy', US has no allies left and its influence in the world is drying up and blowing away, like sand across the desert floor. US power is a thing of the past. Which is a good thing, in my humble opinion. Thank you, Mr. Bolton and others, for stabbing the beast in the heart.

And, again, how many times does a lying, psychotic war-criminal need to be proven wrong before he stops getting quoted in the press?

[no_hypocrisy]

3. "The president is acting against his own judgment and instincts . . . "

Snark! When has GWB ever independently made his own policy?

[Deja Q]

6. Are you setting up somebody to win a big DUzy?

:yoiks:

[kurth]

4. Yeah, we all know Condy runs the White House

What a delusional moron.

[Deja Q]

5. Our infrastructure is prospering overseas, so how long before it matters naught?

[SpiralHawk]

7. "How fabulous, a high-stakes republicon in-house Stink Fest !" - Commander AWOL

"I can't imagine two people who more deserve a full dose of each others republicon homelander eau de stinkola. Gack! Smirk, smirk, smirk."

- Commander AWOL

[madrchsod]

8. poor johnny,no one cares about him anymore

bush is`t going to do nothing about his girl friend condi.

[hlthe2b]

9. Ahh, Cheney's equally rabid clone returns to the pit...

As much as I detest Rice, it is amazing that Bolton can make her appear (by contrast) reasonable...

[Shakespeare]

10. Didn't Bolton have it out for Rice when he was still serving the prez?

What a monumental asshole. No sympathy for Rice, but this is a good reminder of what a megalomaniacal asshole Bolton is.

[boricua79]

11. Rice should tell him to shut the fuck up

or she'll bust a cap in his ass,

For real, y'all...no doubt

[bemildred]

12. Indeed, it's very unseemly for these private individuals to be meddling in foreign affairs. nt

[NV Whino]

13. [Bush is] under the influence of Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Is little Johnny bonin' for a new job?

[UTUSN]

14. "Reining in" Condo is akin to reining in a wild SNAIL!1 She only thinks about Shrub!1 n/t

[gratuitous]

15. Why would anyone listen to John Bolton???

I see he has to go all the way to Germany to get his ugly puss in the news anymore. "Insane" doesn't begin to describe his demented worldview.

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

16. Other than the erosion of America's reputation...

Can anyone think of one thing that this walking example of Histrionic Personality Disorder has done that will have a lasting and positive effect on the foreign policy and reputation of The United States?

I didn't think so.

This boy is about two-three steps away from a permanent Seroquel prescription and a monthly Haldol shot.

[Olney Blue]

17. John Bolton is so last foreign policy disaster ago.

[donsu]

18. Bolton and Rice must be having a fight - Bolton seems to be losing

she will stomp on him with her high heels


(he will cut off her feet at the ankles - fight over)

[JBoy]

19. In what universe

would the solution to any problem be MORE supervision by George W. Bush?

[Xipe Totec]

33. LOL!

Good one!

:rofl:

[Peace Patriot]

20. "Liberal" career bureaucrats. And "conservative" is......?

--slaughtering a million innocent people to get their oil?

--torturing, spying, detention without trial, ripping up the Constitution?

--a ten trillion dollar deficit?

It's time for "liberals" to claim the word "conservative," because it is the "liberals" who really are conservative: Conserving our democratic traditions including the rule of law. Conserving our financial and environmental resources, with good government and proper regulation (rather than letting war profiteers and corporate predators loot everything in sight). Conserving our core values of non-aggression, war as a last resort, the sovereignty of the people, the "balance of power" in government, and international peace and cooperation. Conserving our highest humanitarian values, such as humane treatment of prisoners, of citizens of foreign countries and of our own poor. Conserving middle class savings by not looting savings & loan institutions and not permitting credit card usury and other loan shark practices. Conserving our fine tradition of worker protections and benefits. Conserving our genius for organizational efficiency in government services, and the technical, creative and industrious energy of our work force and of our professionals in every field.

Do Bushites conserve any of these things? No! They are wastrels and scoundrels--creators of the biggest "Banana Republic" on earth. And Bolton and his ilk are far rightwing RADICAL fascists. They are NOT conservatives.

Not that Condi Rice conserves anything but that '50s hairdo of hers.

Interesting how the Neo-Cons are still using the war profiteering corporate news monopolies to push their radical fascist agenda. Last week, Rumsfeld had an op-ed in the WaPo, virtually declaring war on Venezuela and (unnamed but implied) the other oil-rich Andes democracies (Bolivia, Ecuador), and laying out his plans for removing all remaining "checks and balances" in our own government (such as Congress), so the U.S. can take "swift action" in support of "friends and allies" (other fascist minorities) in South America.

Rumsfeld has not stopped his war on us--and wants a new theater of war, South America, for smashing other countries and taking their oil.

And Bolton? I imagine he's in on Rumsfeld's new scheme. But it's hard to know why he is taking pot shots at Condi from afar. Is it because she's doing such good in the world that it makes him grind his teeth at night? I don't think so. Does he blame her for the failure of the Iran plan? I don't see how. (That was more China and Russia's doing, and maybe parts of the U.S. military and U.S. intel community.) Is it just Bolton bitchiness? Maybe. But it's an odd message: Bush should "rein" Condi in. Bush is not following his "instinct" to torture people and blow them up.

Condi would be--and did--support those psychotic Bush "instincts"--all during the torture and war, and now, in the continuing torture and war, and would support and enable yet more of the same, in Iran, in Syria, in South America, or wherever she could, but she is now facing the consequences of having already done so, in a world that hates Bush, her, Bolton, and the lot of them. There is a diminishing landscape upon which to play out Bush's "instincts." So perhaps this is just a Bolton cry of pain at the lack of bodies to torment and bomb, and the reduced opportunities to serve his lords and masters at Exxon-Mobile, AIPAC, et al. So he beats up on "the little woman" who seems to be the cause of his agonizing withdrawal.

It is a sign of the utter decrepitude of the corporate news monopolies that they give any space to these criminals and planet-wreckers. Why are they not ostracized?

[bahrbearian]

21. I thought Chimpys Foreign Policy was just to "Free Fall It"

There has to be a Neocon Mosh Pit out there somewhere.

[davidinalameda]

22. Bolton wants the Secretary of State's job in the next repug administration

maybe Faux will give him a job instead

[MadLinguist]

24. Thus begin the funeral games. EOM

[tanyev]

25. Oh sure. Condi's endless parade of do-nothing photo-ops are going to be the USA's downfall.

:eyes:

[Gman]

26. The news here is that Bolten is batshit crazy

and thinks Rice is furthering a liberal agenda. When are news organizations going to quit giving these clinically insane people a platform to spew insane shit?

[jaysunb]

27. He must be off his meds...

or more classic "misdirection" from the junta. :evilfrown:

[HuffleClaw]

28. as usual, NOTHING is the fault of the boy king?

these clowns are really way beyond deluded.

[rockybelt]

29. How can Bolton give out advice?

He isn't smart enough to even give free mustache rides.

[HCE SuiGeneris]

30. Boy Bolton getting a wittle pouty? Ahh, diddums.

Maybe Bolty needs a nappy-poo. Go have a little lie down in Unka Dick's hidey hole -- YOU FUCK!

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

31. If Condi were any more reined in and harnessed - she'd be pulling Bush's sleigh

I mean, what has the woman done as a diplomat? What meaningful diplomatic negotiations has she concluded? Was Bolton expecting her to intercept the NIE Report and destroy it by chomping it up with her huge front teeth?

[rodeodance]

34. hard to rein in your Hubb...

[rodeodance]

35. "(Bush) does not supervise her enough. That is a mistake," he was quoted as saying,

"(Bush) does not supervise her enough. That is a mistake," he was quoted as saying, adding that a moderate foreign policy was a threat to US security.


"North Korea will, for example, now keep its nuclear weapons. And the Iranians have got a signal from our own intelligence services that they can do whatever they want.

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"I am not as confident as the intelligence services that Iran has stopped its nuclear weapons program."


The former diplomat, who quit his UN job last December after failing to win Senate confirmation and now works at a think-tank, also predicted a withdrawal of US troops from Iraq if Hillary Clinton became the next US president.

[pleah]

36. This would be funny, if it weren't for all the bodies piling up.

[humbled_opinion]

37. You can't make this stuff up I swear its nuts...n/t

[napi21]

38. Ruh Roh! Hate & discontent in the ranks AGAIN! n/t

[Zorra]

40. What a totally undeserved compliment for Ms. Rice. n/t

[NoodleyAppendage]

41. Bolton vs. Rice! Now, there's a Celebrity Death Match I'd pay to watch.

My money would be on Condi (as long as she doesn't turn her back to Bolton, who is likely to use a chair on her head).

J

[sutz12]

42. Pretty scary when Condi looks like the sane one.

:shrug:

[snooper2]

43. I'm 3/4 done with "Bush: State of Denial"

Condi seems to be the only partially sane one there....

[Javaman]

44. and here is where JOHN BOLTON shows his very obvious ignorance...

condi, i have never ever had an original idea ever, rice is nothing but a water carrying, wanna-be legacy making tool.

She's not there to do anything. she's there to shine the turd. if moron* leaves office and when their toothpick supports for this "middle east" project collapses, they* will promptly blame it on the new admin.

nothing more than the usual rinse and repeat.

[Supersedeas]

45. the good cop/bad cop routine ain't working Bolton -- Rice is as incompetent as they come and as

thick-headed as the rest on the Neo-skanks

[gulliver]

46. Bush has never had the reins. He's holding the saddle horn.

Cheney's got the reins...walking in a big circle with the other horsie's asses.

[goforit]

47. OMG!!!..If Condi is a libral then we are truely screwed up.

[opihimoimoi]

48. Them Pubs are starting to EAT THEIR OWN.....