John Bolton Strikes Again

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Wasn't this the guy who said "If the UN lost 10 floors it wouldn't make any difference"?

He's still a moron bureaucratic apparatchik mouthpiece for the Neocons and their perverse understanding and implementation of Leo Strauss' "noble lie'.

"The faults aren't all America's, of course."

Of course not, just the warmongering-for-extractive-industries administrations they elect... the people never want war:

"Of course the people don't want war. But after all, it's the leaders of the country who determine the policy, and it's always a simple matter to drag the people along whether it's a democracy, a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism, and exposing the country to greater danger."

-- Herman Goering at the Nuremberg trials

Da Buffalo Amongst Wolves of CA 6:51PM August 19, 2008

the timid and weak person or country will always attract the attention and boldness of the Bully.

JackN of CA 4:29AM August 19, 2008

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Sam Dealey

Sam Dealey

Sam Dealey is a contributing editor at U.S. News & World Report and Reader's Digest. He has written for many publications, including Time, GQ, the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal.

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