Comments on: Bolton suggests nuclear attack on Iran

By: TutuG

TutuG — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:04:50 +0000

Goes to show why Iran as well as all perceived enemies of Israel must have nuclear weapon. Remember the strategy of MAD? And I do not mean the mental condition of Mr Bolton and his fellow neocons.

By: admin

admin — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 04:20:04 +0000

I was at the event and recorded Bolton's speech; the quote comes from my tape. The recording is available here at Mother Jones. My apologies for the poor sound quality; I couldn't upload the tape onto my computer and had to play it for the MoJo reporter over the phone. However, Bolton's statement is clearly audible. Daniel

By: Paul

Paul — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 20:45:09 +0000

Where does the Bolton quote regarding the use of nuclear weapons come from? (Especially the part in boldface.) It is not in the WSJ story cited.

By: Rashtrakut » Blog Archive » The insanity of John Bolton

Rashtrakut » Blog Archive » The insanity of John Bolton — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 15:34:28 +0000

[...] nuclear strike against a nation without nuclear weapons would be sheer insanity. I agree with Daniel Luban, that this rhetorical escalation is intended to shift the contours of the debate further to the [...]

By: Jon Harrison

Jon Harrison — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 02:29:04 +0000

Well, I’m not absolutely certain Iran is determined to get the bomb, come what may. But it does seem likely. I’m waiting to see what the follow up is to the Iranians recent statement that they would ship most of their enriched material to Russia and France. Was that just a smokescreen?

I can see Obama warning Israel against a strike, and possibly doing something to prevent one, but he certainly isn’t going to order the Air Force to attack Israeli warplanes overflying Iraq. Would the Air Force obey such an order, if it came? An interesting question . . . .

While I agree with VietnamWarVeteran that JFK’s death marked a major turning point in American history, and while I’m 100% certain that his death was the result of a conspiracy, I am also 99.99% sure that the Mossad did not participate. Whether people in the Mossad knew it was coming, I couldn’t say for sure, but I doubt it. There is some evidence that knowledge of a plot was fairly widespread in the intelligence world — CIA, FBI, and possibly KGB elements were aware of it. Our people did nothing because the elimination of JFK was in their interest (as they saw it). The theory that the Mossad eliminated Kennedy because he was opposed to/was going to reveal Israel’s nuclear program has never had any supporting evidence, and appears to be purely a byproduct of anti-semitism.

By: Saturn, nuclear war, and a poem « Petunias

Saturn, nuclear war, and a poem « Petunias — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:40:09 +0000

[...] now that you’re calm, here’s John Bolton intimating that Israel should attack Iran with nuclear bombs: “Negotiations have failed, and so too have sanctions,” Bolton said, echoing his [...]

By: Hume Brundy

Hume Brundy — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 02:59:14 +0000

Well, Iran is certainly not going to negotiate its nuclear program away. The politicians and people are tremendously proud of their achievements. The Mullah’s realize if they cave in on these sovereign rights it will be the slippery slope and soon Iran will need permission to take internal flights etc. just like in Iraq. So since negotiations are likely to fail, that logically leaves two choices-war or acceptance. With Obama in the White House acceptance by the US seems to be the obvious choice. So it is almost entirely up to Israel to go down the war route. Bolton and his neo-con crazies aren’t setting the agenda anymore, but unless Obama specifically warns Israel against a strike and is prepared to order the US Air Force to attack Israeli warplanes passing through Iraq, then I fear the US will be dragged into yet another Middle East war.

By: Zhu Bajie

Zhu Bajie — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:48:34 +0000

“a theological regime in Tehran which yearns for life in the hereafter more than life on earth…” — Bolton

Doesn’t the USA have a large number of people eager for the Rapture, Armeggedon, the Second Coming of Jesus?

By: VietnamWarVeteran

VietnamWarVeteran — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:34:15 +0000

While John Bolton was ambassador to the UN – Israel bragged how “Bolton was Israel’s ambassador to the UN” because he represented Israel’s interests and NOT the interests of the US. The “American Enterprise Institute” is a Zionist NeoCon organizatiuon which is a TRAITOR to the US – it represents the interests of Israel. The greatest threat to peace in the world is ISRAEL. Sadly, ever since the death of JFK (some speculate that it was the Israeli Mossad who murdered Kennedy) Israel has had total cvontrol over our US Congress and over our foreign affairs to their benefit and to the detriment of the US. John Bolton should be locked up in some looney bin – he is insane – he is also a TRAITOR to the US. Instead of threatening Iran with nuclear war – perhaps we should heed the advice of the ancients: “History teaches us – we are not learning – that commerce leads top peaceful relations between people”. When is the last century that Iran attacked a country? When is the last month that Israel attacked a country? As a member of Congress stated years ago: “Before Israel became our friend – we had no enemies in the Middle East”. Israel is NOT our ‘friend’ and is NOT our ‘ally’ – and John Bolton is insane!

By: Jon Harrison

Jon Harrison — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 21:27:41 +0000

I disagree with Haich. I believe Israel will attempt to destroy or damage the Iranian sites if no progress is made in the six-power talks with Iran. I think the odds on an attack in 2011 or possibly 2010 are better than 50-50, assuming Iran fails to “come around.” Bolton is blowing smoke, in that he has no influence over policy. The Israeli attitude is in part an attempt to influence Iranian thinking about going for the bomb, but I think they (the Israelis) are in dead earnest about attacking if negotiations fail.