John Bolton
John Bolton
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionStatesman
Date of Birth20 November 1948
CountryUnited States of America
assure countries decisions might number reaction until
We've been in consultations and discussions with a number of other countries on what the contingencies might be and what our reaction would be but I can assure you that until we read the report, we don't have any decisions on it,
include paragraphs sending showing
We keep showing this to the facilitators. And they keep sending us paragraphs that don't include our changes,
gear process trying
We've been trying to get this process in gear for a year.
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I've been subject to how many security clearance procedures and I must say as irritating as some people may find them I think they are absolutely essential to making sure that people who work in sensitive positions in the national security field in our government are entirely loyal to the United States.
nations
There is no such thing as the United Nations.
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I think the International Criminal Court could be a threat to American security interests, because the prosecutor of the court has enormous discretion in going after war crimes. And the way the Statute of Rome is written, responsibility for war crimes can be taken all the way up the chain of command.
agreed clear target
We made it clear that was not something we agreed to for a target for ourselves,
agencies government several stories
Well, you could take several stories off the buildings of most U.S. government agencies and we'd all probably be better for it too.
allow cannot document effort outcome process reform represents run step
The outcome document represents an important step in a long process of U.N. reform, ... We cannot allow the reform effort to be derailed or run out of steam.
likely security tomorrow
We don't have it yet. it's likely to be tomorrow when it's distributed to the Security Council,
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We are prepared to talk directly with the North Koreans to explain what they have to do to come back into compliance with their international obligations, but we will not negotiate with them in a fashion that rewards bad behavior or that is submission to blackmail,
certainly council full impose preparing resolution sanctions
We are preparing a resolution for the full council to adopt. It would impose the sanctions. It's a down payment, and certainly not the end of the sanctions process.
comply council expect fully government requests security strongly support syria
We strongly support the commission's investigative efforts. We expect the government of Syria to comply with these requests fully and unconditionally as the Security Council resolutions require.
action encouraged europe pursue
Through all of this, the U.S. has been encouraged by Europe to pursue action through the U.N..