Newsday: Diplomatically speaking, Bolton is no Moynihan.

[DinahMoeHum]

The opinion below was written by Daniel Patrick Moynihan's daughter, Maura, who basically says: John Bolton - I knew Daniel Patrick Moynihan (he was my father) and you, sir, are no Moynihan.


Link:
http://www.newsday.com/news/opinion/ny-opmoy304195535mar30,0,5869448.story

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In recent days, a chorus of conservative voices, from Condoleezza Rice to Robert Novak, has likened John Bolton, the White House choice for the next U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, to my late father, Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan.

In doing so, they have distorted our New York senator's views on diplomacy and international law. I am sure that Moynihan's constituents know better. Still, I am compelled to set the record straight.

Moynihan was both a fierce defender of American interests "with our great emphasis on law as the arbiter of relations" and a pragmatic internationalist. He was a hugely popular ambassador to India; a regular participant in international treaty negotiations, from SALT to NAFTA; and a well-traveled legislator and social scientist who understood the need for dialogue and diplomacy in a world loaded with weaponry and seething with ethnic conflict.

When right-wing commentators claim that Bolton's outspokenness makes him "the next Pat Moynihan," let us remember that Moynihan often said that in Washington toughness and ignorance are frequently confused.
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[struggle4progress]

1. "The UN was created by our country, and embodies our conception ...

... of international law." -- Daniel Patrick Moynihan

[PATRICK]

2. Too easy on the gross insult to the world that is

Bolton the goon.