Why isn't Bush going to fight for Bolton?

Question

I would really like to hear I'm wrong about this, but I fear it's the truth.

Bolton fights for our country and is no big fan of the UN.
These are the reasons most dems want him gone-no surprise there, but shouldn't Bush at least make them(dems) filibuster his continued posting as Ambassador?

Answer 1

Sometimes even Bush knows lost cause when he sees one. He couldn't get approval for him previously when congress was Republican -- he still can't now and has even less chance in January. Why go through an embarassing "advise and consent" process guaranteed to end in a majority "no" vote.

Answer 2

Nuclear Doomsday Clock Set Back Three Minutes After Bolton Resignation

Answer 3

Bush's handlers changed his style after 11/07/06. He's acting more subdued and slowing admitting his mistakes.

Prior to 11/07/06 they did not give a hoot what the majority of Americans thought, they ignored poll results. He was vain enough to think the pollsters were in error.

With the help of his supporters and the media Bush was filling positions with the kind of rough henchmen a dictatorship needs. Praise be to God, the election results changed that. Consequently, he's toeing the line with Bolton

Answer 4

Why? The new congress would yank his butt out of his temporary spot anyway.

The world needs the U.N. They prevent all the countries that agreed to the charter from blowing each other off the face of the planet.

And another thing, the only reason why Bolton would have disliked the U.N. is because it made his job just that much harder to justify the invasion of oil rich countries for Bush, or the continued genocide of muslim countries all over the place.

Answer 5

Bolton is an extremely ascerbic, nasty fellow, who is hated by many of his ex-employees and colleagues. He was one of the top people pushing for the Iraq war and promoting the case for Saddam's weapons of mass destruction.

He simply does not have what it takes to be a good ambassador who is going to engender goodwill between the US and foreign nations, which is one of the primary purposes of diplomacy.

Bush appointed him to appease many conservatives, like yourself, who hates the UN and its mission and has no respect for the institution. This is similar to congress holding back dues, such as what they did before september 11th. Bush is so weak now, that a little more heat from conservatives isn't going to make a difference, as the election changed the balance of power int he US quite a bit.

Answer 6

There is a time and place for everything, and Bolton is a profoundly wrong choice for the UN right now. US relations with most countries in the rest of the world are tremendously strained, if not broken. Bush tried the "go it alone" strategy and it failed miserably. We need a diplomat who knows how to be diplomatic.

Answer 7

Bolton is a putz and nasty. He wouldn't get approved by congress. The fact that Bush appointed him during the congressional recess last year is an example of why he should go. Another Bush underhanded tactic.

Answer 8

Maybe it's time we stop listening to guys like Bolton and start listening to people in the UN. We wouldn't be in the world of crap in Iraq if we had listened to them earlier. With a nut like Bolton there is no middle ground. It's his way or the highway. That's no way for a diplomat to be.

Answer 9

I heard it was Boltons decision to let his term expire. Bush regretfully accepted and honored that decision.

Answer 10

ush is an @ss and all he talks about his fite fite and fite, thats why we ahve so many people dieing