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Tuesday's Mini-Report
Political Animal —
... in prison. * Naturally, John Bolton looks at the violence in Gaza and believes this is an ideal time for the U.S. to attack Iran. * Kevin makes ...
Tripp Palin
Rising Hegemon —
Already smarter, more moral and more mature than John Bolton. Yesterday, on Fox’s Hannity and Colmes, Iran war hawk John Bolton said that Israel’s recent bombing campaign in Gaza is all the more reason for the United States to bomb Iran now. Un-fucking-believable. The Bush Administration & FoxNews, upping the intelligence level of intellectually challenged sea-slugs since 2001.
In Case You Were Wondering...
Shakesville —
...if John Bolton is still a warmongering lunatic whose villainous depravity is matched only by his breathtaking stupidity, he is.
Bolton: Every Day is a Good Day to Start a War
Matthew Yglesias —
... my colleague Ben Armbruster who also observes that “Earlier this week famed war hawk John Bolton said that the recent crisis in Gaza presents the perfect opportunity for the U.S. and Israel to bomb Iran.” ...
It's a day that ends in 'y'
Political Animal —
... their objectives through diplomacy. Mr. Bush failed to achieve his. How can Mr. Obama do better? For starters, he could increase the pressure on China, which has real leverage over North Korea, to press Kim Jong Il's regime in ways that the six-party talks never approached. Options on Iran are more limited, but meaningful efforts at regime change and assisting Israel should it decide to strike Iran's nuclear facilities would be good first steps. This comes just a few days after Bolton insisted that the violence in Gaza offers the U.S. an ideal opportunity to attack Iran. ...
None of them knew what to do
The Reaction —
... *" (1/5/09). See also Think Progress: "Gaza Crisis Means We Should Attack Iran Now#" (1/1/09). And this appeared at ThinkProgress: " ...
Bolton Slams Obama For Being ?Timid? On Iran, Then Admits U.S. Options Limited Because Of Bush?s Failures
The Hollywood Liberal —
... for years . Transcript: HANNITY: Barack Obama saying we’re meddling? This has nothing to do with us? It doesn’t matter which side wins? I’m thinking this — is that Reagan? Is that really what the people of Iran want from America? BOLTON: Well, it’s not at all what they want, and you know what’s worst of all about this, looking at President Obama, is not only that he’s being timid, he’s being disingenuous. The real reason that he won’t speak out has nothing to do with this argument that we don’t want to meddle. The Iranian regime is already accusing us of that. The real ...
I Love You More Than…
The Poor Man Institute —
... right for many years. It was only the protests that gave the warmongers a chance to come up for air – resurfacing and reinventing themselves as the only faction with compassion and concern for the towel-heads. ...
