“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.” KnowsWritingYearsWrittenCriticismOriginalsCriticalConsistentlyStressedCharterFramersAmerican Leadership Author:John Bolton
“You know, as somebody who writes op-eds and appears on the television, I appreciate as well as anybody that…there is a limit to what that accomplishes.” KnowsWritingWellsTelevisionLimitsAppreciateAccomplish Author:John Bolton
“I think the Russians basically don't think the North Koreans and the Iranians have the capabilities to get weapon systems that can threaten them, or that if they do the Russians know how to handle them and that that's the reason that it's all the more important that Russians be involved in the sale of high-end conventional weapons, the Bushehr nuclear reactor in the case of Russia and Iran, and similar kinds of relationships.” IfsThinkingKnowsKindImportantEndsReasonCasesKnow HowInvolvedWeaponsNuclearRussiaHandleIranCapabilityConventionalNorth KoreaKoreanNorth KoreanNuclear Reactors Author:John Bolton
“What we want for the Iranian people is control over their own government, which they don't have now. So you would do it through supplying resources and support from the outside to the indigenous people who are already quite unhappy. The mullahs have made hash of the economy since 1979, there's a huge amount of economic dissatisfaction. The young people, who are pretty well educated and sophisticated, know they could have a better life than this strict Islamic law.” PeopleKnowsWantWellsMadeGovernmentLawYoungSupportEconomyEconomicHugeAmountResourcesUnhappyEducatedIslamicSophisticatedStrictBetter LifeIndigenousDissatisfactionIranianIndigenous PeopleWell EducatedHashIslamic LawMullahs Author:John Bolton
“I think the future of China's unknown, I don't know what direction it's going to go in. It could go in the right direction, it could. It could go in a very bad direction, too.” ThinkingKnowsChinaRight Direction Author:John Bolton
“America needs an adult in the White House who knows how to deal with China.” KnowsNeedsAmericaHouseWhiteDealsKnow HowAdultsChinaWhite House Author:John Bolton
“You don't need to spend tens of millions of dollars on political consultants to tell you what you think when you already know what you think.” ThinkingKnowsNeedsPoliticalMillionsDollarsConsultants Author:John Bolton
