John Bolton spoke last night to Greta about the Syrian situation and was asked about the New York Times saying that we would be ‘advertising our impotence’ if we just lobbed a few missiles and didn’t go for regime change by taking out Assad. But Bolton disagrees with the premise…sorta:
“Well we’re advertising the president’s impotence and I think this is important as well. People say the president has put the American credibility on the line, therefore he has to strike. He has damaged our credibility – I acknowledge that. But mostly he’s shredded his own. And it’s about time for the rest of the world to understand that Barack Obama and the United States are not the same thing. We’ve got 1200 days of this left and it’s going to be very costly. But the United States should not be put in a worse position just to help out Barack Obama’s credibility.”
When asked if we should do something militarily simply for humanitarian reasons, to end the conflict, Bolton says absolutely not:
“My answer to that is ‘no’ and here’s the hard reality. It is entirely possible that there are humanitarian tragedies all around the world that tug at our hearts. But that doesn’t mean there’s an American interest, one way the other, in resolving the conflict. We’ve got huge interests at stake in the region as a whole, in Syria because of Iran in particular. But there are conflicts where there are no white hats and no American interests. People say we’re not the world’s policeman. That’s not the issue here. The issue here is that we should not use military force in pursuit of abstractions. We are not the world’s nanny.”
There’s more. Watch the full interview here.
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I saw this and it was good.
John Bolton is almost always right on in his assessments--should have been Secretary of State under Bush--but was opposed by democrats, even for his work with the United Nations ambassadorship.
I like what he said that Barack Obama and the United States are not the same thing. More people need to get that into their screwy cockeyed heads that he is destroying us! We can't let him or the rest of them do it to us.
I pary we do not get involved. And for donkey-face kerry to stand up and say "it does matter here is nothing is done" is bull. We don't need to get involved...PERIOD......END OF STORY!!!
Tell ya what kerry.....YOU go and fight AAAAALL by yourself if your so intent on preaching your "we need to do something" crap!!!! You mean to tell me.....THEIR fighting is reason enough to go in and "help" them......and yet.......there was NOOOOO reason to go into Bengahzi and rescue OUR OWN?!!!! STUPID STUPID STUPID Commie pig!!!!!
Well done Carri, another `ole dirt--bag Leon Panetta just said `Just Kill--Um..!! The real dirt--stained bag of names is where we are today..!!
I've known obama and the United States have been on different tracks since I heard obama the first time in 2007 when he opened his mouth, and lied. I am glad that someone else has finally come to the same conclusion, even if it is 5 years overdue. Thank you, Mr. Bolton! Semper Fi!
Odumbo will strike Syria just to prove a point and will kill several hundred civilian. He is no better of a person than Assad is.If Obama's lips are moving he is probably lying
Jack, Barry Sotero, aka o'bama, does not need to move his lips to be lying. The muslim whackos have a law in the poltical koran that allows them to lie to ALL non-muslim infidels. As to why so many addle-pates continue to refer to him as president is just plain stupid. He will probably try to send a missle to Syria, trying to destroy the lesser of two evils, Assad, as he is a "card-carrying" memebr of the muslim brotherhood. Semper Fi! Gunny Lakin
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Mr. Barnes, this issue is no longer whether obama is legal or not. Even I have a copy of the "birth certificate" that was put on his website after Trump hounded him for it. It is a fake, too many errors that are very obvious. I was there at MCAS Kaneohe Bay the month they cliam he was "born in Honolulu". Pure, unadulterated BS. And, his Kenyen grandmother stated she was at his "birthing", but she also told the news people that she had never left Kenya in her life. Hmmm... The real issue is the total lack of enthusiam and, most likely, fear of having this illegal alien arrested and returned to Kenya. If the people, as a nation, were to rise up and go after all of the liberal retards, then we can get the job done. If we do get him for not being legal, every document he signed is no longer valid. Semper Fi! Gunny Lakin