John Bolton
John Bolton
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionStatesman
Date of Birth20 November 1948
CountryUnited States of America
confident
We're confident that we're going to get it approved.
work
Negotiations continue, ... I'm going to work as long as it takes.
clear few fine support
What we see is unanimous support for a very strong, very clear signal, and we're just down now to a very few fine points,
among believe chamber debate deep divisions july member mistake overall paralyzed reform return states
The debate in this chamber in July only highlighted deep divisions among member states and paralyzed the overall reform effort. We believe it would be a mistake to return to that discussion.
critically effective intent leadership original stressed success true writings written
As you know, I have over the years written critically about the U.N. I have consistently stressed in my writings that American leadership is critical to the success of the U.N., an effective U.N., one that is true to the original intent of its charter's framers.
blind eye lax member oversight states toward turned
There were bribes; there were kickbacks; there was lax oversight from the Secretariat; and some member states turned a blind eye toward this corruption.
came list took
I took a list of when they (council members) came in. We started just before 10:15.
caution option repeatedly
It is why we repeatedly caution that no option is off the table.
activity cooperation council gulf help level memories persian worked
For me, it called back memories to 1990-91 and how the council worked during the Persian Gulf crisis, ... And I think if we could help get back to that kind of level of activity and cooperation it would be ideal.
cease
its obstruction (of the probe) has to cease and cease immediately.
occasion program properly run
There may be an occasion that we want the U.N. to properly run a program like this.
agree certainly committed hyde reforms remarkable sending signal
The remarkable thing is that Congressmen Hyde and Lantos agree on the 39 reforms that they want, ... The signal that they're sending I think is that they want substantial reform, and that's certainly something the administration is committed to.
conscience impulse shocks
This is the kind of development that I think shocks our conscience in America, to see the humanitarian impulse so cynically manipulated,
cooperation government half syria time
This is 'true confessions' time now for the government of Syria . No more obstruction, no more half measures, we want substantive cooperation and we want it immediately.