John Bolton: The squawking of a chickenhawk

[marmar]

from the Los Angeles Times:




John Bolton: The squawking of a chickenhawk
April 27, 2011


To paraphrase Ronald Reagan: There he goes again.

In Wednesday's Opinion pages, former U.N. Ambassador John R. Bolton weighs in on the war in Afghanistan and President Obama's pledge to begin withdrawing U.S. troops in July.

Not surprisingly, Bolton is critical.

For the nation, the president's best course would be to protect and capitalize on the progress we have made by maintaining troop levels and offensive operations in Afghanistan until the job is done, whenever that is.

There should be no mistake that a politically driven withdrawal of substantial U.S. forces will squander the victories won in Afghanistan since the 2009 surge. It will signal to the Taliban and Al Qaeda that their long travail is nearing an end. And it will signal to radicals in Pakistan and elsewhere that they too can act against the U.S. ultimately with impunity. All of these results will endanger not just the United States but peace and security worldwide.

I have four words for Bolton: "Vietnam War" and "shut up." ...............(more)

The complete piece is at: http://opinion.latimes.com/opinionla/2011/04/to-paraphrase-ronald-reagan-there-he-goes-again-in-tuesdays-opinion-pages-former-un-ambassador-john-r-bolton-weighs-in.html

[Rosa Luxemburg]

1. Bolton is a VERY evil man

he is not people-friendly

[iemitsu]

2. bolton needs to tell us what the job we are supposed to complete is.

"For the nation, the president's best course would be to protect and capitalize on the progress we have made by maintaining troop levels and offensive operations in Afghanistan until the job is done, whenever that is."
or obama, who supposedly wants to end our business there, or anyone else involved with this venture needs to explain how this war protects americans.
we cannot afford to dominate the world any longer

[RKP5637]

3. Well said! Exactly! n/t

[angstlessk]

4. K & R...why not more r's?

[Keith Bee]

5. K&R x100!

[provis99]

6. why can't he just stay in the Swingers clubs where he belongs?

[Octafish]

7. The Chickenhawk of Plato's Retreat

Warmonger Bolton's also a frustrated wife-swapper.

[DefenseLawyer]

8. War is a racket n/t