With the nomination John Bolton to be the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, George W. Bush has decided to tell America and the world that he doesn't care what they think.
How else could one explain Bush's actions? After the numerous investigations into the problems with America's intelligence community and how wrong they were on Iraq, why would one nominate an individual who attempted to bully intelligence analysts?
The idea that Bush must be thinking "Screw you" comes to mind.
Possibly Bush doesn't appreciate being shown that he ginned up a war in Iraq on fake evidence. His defenders say the world is better off without Saddam. That's true but will anyone believe the U.S. when confronting Iran or North Korea. Countries that poise an ACTUAL danger to the world.
During the confirmation hearings, Senator Joseph R. Biden Jr., a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said Mr. Bolton's record would undercut any American attempt to warn the United Nations of Iran's or North Korea's suspected weapons programs.
And it's not like the administration should be surprised by any of this. According to the New York Times, Committee Chairman Senator Richard G. Lugar of Indiana, told Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice not to nominate Bolton as deputy secretary of state because he could not be confirmed.
But now, if Sen. Lincoln Chaffee rolls over and votes to approve Mr. Bolton, can the world take him or the U.S. government seriously? Perhaps the best the U.S. can hope for is that the world will investigate what he says and determine what is believable. The worst case is they automatically disbelieve everything we say.
Screw You America & The World.
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