John Bolton
John Bolton
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionStatesman
Date of Birth20 November 1948
CountryUnited States of America
cease
its obstruction (of the probe) has to cease and cease immediately.
council prepared resolution security shows steps
I think today's sanction resolution shows that the Security Council is serious, that its resolutions have to be complied with, that it is prepared to take enforcement steps if they are not complied with.
bubble conversation solitary talk
In the bubble on First Avenue, Volcker is just ignored. I talk about it, but it's a solitary conversation.
council finished hoped human rights
I hoped we'd be finished with the establishment of the human rights council before the end of this year,
united-states interest pursue
Everybody pursues their national interests. The only one who gets blamed for it is the United States.
mass-destruction iran cynical
The European arguments against the Iran-Libya Sanctions Act demonstrate that "some Europeans have never lost faith in appeasement as a way of life. It is clear that Iran is cynically manipulating gullible (or equally cynical) Europeans to advance its development of weapons of mass destruction.
korea weapons nuclear
North Korea is going to get away with keeping its nuclear weapons.
politician
I am not a professional politician.
egypt iran turkeys
If Iran obtains nuclear weapons, then almost certainly Saudi Arabia will do the same, as will Egypt, Turkey and perhaps others in the region.
not-sure
I'm not sure history has ended.
afterlife would-be classic
When you have a regime that would be happier in the afterlife than in this life, this is not a regime that is subject to classic theories of deterrence.
gear process trying
We've been trying to get this process in gear for a year.
nations
There is no such thing as the United Nations.
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.