<br>Hawkish Bolton Nominated as U.N. Ambassador<br><br><br><blockquote>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Bush on Monday nominated United Nations critic John Bolton to be the new U.S. ambassador to the world body.<br><br>Bolton, who has been a leading hawk against Iran and North Korea as the top arms control policies diplomat, has complained the United Nations does not take strong enough action against such nations. He also is a leading critic of international treaties.</blockquote><br><br>That's almost funny.<br><br><br>

Hmmmphh .. Reuters, go figure ...<br><br>On the other hand ...<br><br><blockquote>Bush Picks New U.S. Ambassador to U.N.<br>Monday, March 07, 2005<br><br>WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice announced Monday President Bush's intention to nominate Undersecretary of State John R. Bolton (search) to be U.S. ambassador to the United Nations (search).<br><br>"President Bush and I have chosen John because he knows how to get things done. He's a tough-minded diplomat, he has a strong history of success and he has a proven track record of effective multilateralism," Rice said at an announcement in the Ben Franklin Room of the State Department.<br><br>"John Bolton is personally committed to the future success of the United Nations and he will be a strong voice for reform at a time when the U.N. has begun to reform itself to help meet the challenging agenda before the international community," Rice said.<br><br>If confirmed by the Senate, Bolton will succeed former Sen. John Danforth (search), who retired in January after just six months on the job. Anne Patterson, a career diplomat, has been temporarily filling the spot.<br><br>"Madame Secretary, I want to thank you and the president for your confidence and support," Bolton said. "I will continue to work closely with members of Congress as well as with our colleagues in the foreign service and the civil service to advance President Bush's agenda."<br><br>Bolton's appointment marks the placement of a conservative on security matters and proliferation issues to a body that clashed famously with the Bush administration on the disarmament of Saddam Hussein in Iraq.<br><br>But Bolton said that "the security of our country and all freedom-loving peoples must be protected," and the United Nations affords the United States the opportunity to move forward with other nations with a unity of purpose.<br><br>Administration aides said Bolton, the undersecretary of state for arms control and international security, will work to "build a broader base of support in the United States for the U.N."<br><br>Bolton, 56, and an attorney, drew considerable attention to himself for remarks he made denouncing North Korea (search) for its nuclear weapons program. In return, Pyongyang refused to negotiate with him and Bolton was removed from the delegation that had been representing the United States in now-stalled six-party talks.<br><br>He also led the American withdrawal from numerous international accords, including the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty (search) and the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (search). Bolton is also credited with coordinating the U.S. position during negotiations with Libya when it gave up its pursuit of weapons of mass destruction.<br><br>Bolton has been in his post since May 2001 but has also held a variety of high-level government jobs at the departments of Justice and State under Republican administrations, including as an assistant secretary of state for President George H.W. Bush. During that service, Bolton was the "principal architect" in getting the United Nations to repeal its policy of equating Zionism with racism, something he said removed "the greatest stain" on the U.N.'s record.<br><br>He graduated from Yale University and Yale Law School.<br><br>Rice notified U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan (search) and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, which will hold hearings to confirm Bolton.<br><br>Danforth, a former U.S. senator from Missouri, left the United Nations on Jan. 20, saying he wanted to return to his home in St. Louis and spend time with his ailing wife.</blockquote><br><br>link<br><br>****************<br>no sig

Hmmm... Faux News, go figure...<br><br>This is the same guy that said, "'There is no such thing as the United Nations. There is only the international community, which can only be led by the only remaining superpower, which is the United States.'<br><br>At a 1994 panel discussion sponsored by the World Federalist Association Bolton claimed "there's no such thing as the United Nations," and stated ''if the UN secretary building in New York lost 10 stories, it wouldn't make a bit of difference.''<br><br>Sounds like the perfect person for the job!<br><br>

<blockquote><font size=1>In reply to:</font><hr><p>Hmmm... Faux News, go figure...<p><hr></blockquote><p>"Faux News" standard Michael Moore drivel. Typical.<br><br><blockquote><font size=1>In reply to:</font><hr><p>This is the same guy that said, "'There is no such thing as the United Nations. There is only the international community, which can only be led by the only remaining superpower, which is the United States.'<p><hr></blockquote><p>Perfect! Maybe now the United Nations will get off its collective ass and prove that it's not completely irrelevant.<br><br>****************<br>no sig

just goes to prove the theory that the mainstream news media is more about the sensational story than the bland story. matt's link is bland because the sensational story is a conundrum of sorts for dubya (and fox news attempts to avoid such stories when gannon-like angles can be used instead). reuters accurately pegs the story that's worth discussing; otherwise, this story is a non-story. <br><br>--<br>Straw-man rhetorical techniques are the practice of refuting weaker arguments than one's opponents offer. 2 "set up a straw man" or "set up a straw-man argument" is 2 create a position easily refuted, then attribute that position to your opponent.

Hey Professor .. 'sup?<br><br>The story I linked gives the straight facts, sans the liberal slathered opinion that you've come to expect dripping from your "news" .. which surprises exactly no one. <br><br><blockquote><font size=1>In reply to:</font><hr><p>(and fox news attempts to avoid such stories when gannon-like angles can be used instead)<p><hr></blockquote><p><br>Sean's first UFO sighting in a few weeks. <br><br>****************<br>no sig

heh heh. this nomination makes about as much sense as one of us being tapped to be the next ceo of microsoft. <br><br>--<br>Straw-man rhetorical techniques are the practice of refuting weaker arguments than one's opponents offer. 2 "set up a straw man" or "set up a straw-man argument" is 2 create a position easily refuted, then attribute that position to your opponent.

i appreciate that you are so keen on reading facts. here's what trog's link says that bolton said (just another "fact" for you):<blockquote><font size=1>In reply to:</font><hr><p>'There is no such thing as the United Nations. There is only the international community, which can only be led by the only remaining superpower, which is the United States.'<p><hr></blockquote><p>the fact that bolton said that makes this nomination a story. <br><br>from the fox news link: <blockquote><font size=1>In reply to:</font><hr><p> Bolton, 56, and an attorney, drew considerable attention to himself for remarks he made denouncing North Korea (search) for its nuclear weapons program<p><hr></blockquote><p>sounds fairly subjective to me. "considerable" is certainly a term that falls into the subjective category . . . at least as much as anything in trog's original link that you complain about.<br><br>--<br>Straw-man rhetorical techniques are the practice of refuting weaker arguments than one's opponents offer. 2 "set up a straw man" or "set up a straw-man argument" is 2 create a position easily refuted, then attribute that position to your opponent.

looks like abc news is taking the boring approach as well and not providing the previous comments (otherwise known as facts). i wonder if you'll agree that they are contributing to the ever growing conservative media??? <br><br><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/print?id=558578">link</a><br><br>same with CNN: <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/03/07/bolton/">link</a><br><br>my media is gone the way of the tumbleweed. <br><br>--<br>Straw-man rhetorical techniques are the practice of refuting weaker arguments than one's opponents offer. 2 "set up a straw man" or "set up a straw-man argument" is 2 create a position easily refuted, then attribute that position to your opponent.

<blockquote><font size=1>In reply to:</font><hr><p>looks like abc news is taking the boring approach as well and not providing the previous comments (otherwise known as facts)<p><hr></blockquote><p>see sean. that's what i've been tryin' to tell you all along. you're confusing commentary as fact. i like my news as just that: news. i'll make up my own mind, sans the commentary, based on facts, not some slanted liberal opine. <br><br>by the way, how the fsck can you type with such a blatant disregard for proper capitialization? and don't give me that bullsh!t line about being in "too much of a hurry." How frappin "long" does it take to hit shift key for god's sake? <br><br>****************<br>no sig