John Bolton
John Bolton
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionStatesman
Date of Birth20 November 1948
CountryUnited States of America
progress slow
I think we are still making progress. I think it is slow but it is steady,
crisis difficult moment months progress september serious since summit time united work
This is a moment of crisis for the United Nations. If we don't get serious reform, it's going to put us in a very difficult position, It's now two months since the end of the September summit and we have essentially not made progress since that point. We've got a lot of work to do and there's not a lot of time to do it
critically effective intent leadership original stressed success true writings written
As you know, I have over the years written critically about the U.N. I have consistently stressed in my writings that American leadership is critical to the success of the U.N., an effective U.N., one that is true to the original intent of its charter's framers.
caution option repeatedly
It is why we repeatedly caution that no option is off the table.
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,
congress disappoint role sorry
I'm sorry to disappoint you, Congressman. I had no role in this issue.
consensus document hope known strong views
Our hope is to have a strong consensus document for the high-level event, ... We're working on that and we're making our views known as are other governments.
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I agreed with the Nonaligned Movement today that we should have an intergovernmental negotiation process and that the entire text ought to be open, ... We are making progress. We are ready to go.
accurate alpha claim realistic reforms represent steps wrong
It would be wrong to claim more than is realistic and accurate about what these reforms are. They represent steps forward, but this is not the alpha and the omega, and we never thought it would be.
elaborate framework goals targets
a more elaborate framework of goals, targets and indicators.
charter confident council peace responsibility security
I'm confident that the Security Council under the charter has a responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security.
among clear legs understanding
I think that, especially among conservatives, there's a clear understanding that there are three legs to the conservative stool. There are the free-market economics conservatives, the social conservatives, and the national-security conservatives.
engaged process takes
The negotiating process ... is like making sausage. It isn't necessarily pretty. It takes a long time, and that's the process we're engaged in.