John Bolton criticizes Bush foreign policy: magazine (* is under influence of Rice)

[Kadie]

Bolton criticizes Bush foreign policy: magazine
Sun Dec 16, 7:40 AM ET


BERLIN (Reuters) - 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 U.S. 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.

"(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 U.S. security.

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071216/pl_nm/usa_bolton_dc_1

[madokie]

1. I don't know much but I think I know that if john bolton says something it can't be good for me

I'm not even sure which dog in this fight is his anymore

[TwilightGardener]

2. He must be so brokenhearted that we haven't bombed Iran yet. He can feel

the moment slipping away.

[Happyhippychick]

3. Bolton = completely irrelevant

[OregonBlue]

4. From what I read he "supervises and reins" her plenty, just not on issues of

foreign policy or national security. LOL.

[Fridays Child]

5. I have the feeling that he'd say that about any woman in Condi's position.

[struggle4progress]

6. Bolt's afraid Condi's so worried about her rep she might actually try diplomacy