John Bolton
John Bolton
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionStatesman
Date of Birth20 November 1948
CountryUnited States of America
concern countries dangerous exports finance great indeed military north states technology three uses
All three of these countries are indeed states of very great proliferation concern -- especially North Korea, which uses its exports of military technology to finance other dangerous activity,
both cooperation iraq positive
I think that's a very positive sign, both for developments in Iraq and for cooperation here in the council,
approach common cooperation justice lowest tried
I think Syria's cooperation has been grudging at best. I think they've tried the lowest common denominator approach to see what they can get away with. This really is obstruction of justice on their part.
activity cooperation council gulf help level memories persian worked
For me, it called back memories to 1990-91 and how the council worked during the Persian Gulf crisis, ... And I think if we could help get back to that kind of level of activity and cooperation it would be ideal.
both changed changes culture member nature needs
The nature of the culture is such that the changes we want, both in the way the secretariat functions, and the way member governments function, needs to be changed in a substantial way.
definitely future looking thinking transition un
Looking at the future of UNRWA is definitely something we should all be doing, thinking about how to transition to a new UN involvement in the region.
clear diplomatic options peaceful preference president problems solve taking
Our preference is to solve these problems by peaceful and diplomatic means, but the President has also been very clear that we're not taking any options off the table,