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Wednesday, August 5, 2015

John Bolton’s Reverence for the United Nations

http://www.lobelog.com/john-boltons-reverence-for-the-united-nations/#more-30388

John Bolton’s Reverence for the United Nations

by Paul R. Pillar
As implacable opponents of the nuclear agreement with Iran continue to scramble for any argument that has a chance of helping to shoot the deal down, a prize for originality ought to go to John Bolton for a new idea he tries out on us in an op ed today. The idea involves sanctions, and it involves the United Nations. Bolton got a recess appointment in the George W. Bush administration as ambassador to the United Nations for a little more than a year, although it would be more accurate to describe his role then as ambassador against the United Nations. One of Bolton’s more notable comments about the global organization was that if ten stories were removed from the 38-story U.N. Secretariat building, “it wouldn’t make a bit of difference.”http://www.lobelog.com/john-boltons-reverence-for-the-united-nations/#more-30388

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