"(John) Bolton Pulls No Punches" (North Korea, Iran, Palestinian Appeasement Alert)

I love Mr Bolton, and I do NOT mean the singer. Even if he was at my last wedding. This guy is my favorite to clean up the mess at the State Department and even further. The Government Beaurcrats have messed things up in every department and need a guy who can shake things up. Can we name him the "Cleanup Bulldog" or something? Appoint him to fire a fifth of all government employees who are obstructionist instead of helpful?

"(John) Bolton Pulls No Punches" (North Korea, Iran, Palestinian Appeasement Alert): "The administration, he believes, is failing to achieve its most important goals. For example, President Bush pledged that the world's most dangerous weapons would not be allowed to fall into the hands of the world's worst dictators and terrorists. But for almost five years the United States has let the Europeans take the lead in a diplomatic dance to convince Iran to stop its nuclear-weapons development. That effort has been so heavy on incentives and so light on threats that Bolton calls it 'speaking softly and carrying a big carrot.' 'Engaging in diplomacy is not cost-free,' Bolton notes. The drawn-out talks have given Tehran time to master the intricacies of nuclear technology. Now, he believes, the only options left to prevent America-hating mullahs from acquiring nukes are encouraging a revolution - 'it is a fragile regime' - or 'targeted military force, a last resort.' Bolton also doubts that genuine progress is being made in negotiations with North Korea. He sees 'remarkable similarities' between where the Bush administration is heading and the 'agreed framework' President Bill Clinton negotiated with Pyongyang in 1994. That deal trusted but did not verify that North Korea, in return for generous rewards, would end its nuclear-weapons programs. North Korea is now promising to disable - but not dismantle - nuclear reactors. Bolton says that's "like taking the keys out of your car and putting them on the night stand.""