“Just as the Security Council was largely irrelevant to the great struggle of the last half of the twentieth century - freedom against Communism - so too it is largely on the sidelines in our contemporary struggles against international terrorism and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.” LastsHalfStruggleCenturySecurityWeaponsMassDestructionInternationalTerrorismContemporaryCommunismIrrelevantCouncilTwentieth CenturyWeapons Of Mass DestructionMass DestructionProliferationSidelinesSecurity CouncilInternational Terrorism Author:John Bolton
“If I were doing the Security Council today, I'd have one permanent member, the United States, because that's the real reflection of the distribution of power in the world. All international laws are invalid, meaningless attempts to constrict American power.” IfsWorldRealStatesTodayLawUnitedUnited StatesSecurityMembersReflectionInternationalPermanentMeaninglessDistributionCouncilInternational LawSecurity CouncilAmerican PowerDistribution Of Power Author:John Bolton
“Our biggest national security crisis is Barack Obama.” SecurityCrisisBarackNational Security Author:John Bolton
“I think the International Criminal Court could be a threat to American security interests, because the prosecutor of the court has enormous discretion in going after war crimes.” ThinkingWarInterestSecurityCrimeCourtThreatInternationalCriminalsEnormousDiscretionProsecutorWar Crimes Author:John Bolton
“I wouldn't give up on Russia. I think they have legitimate security concerns from Islamic fundamentalism, not only on their border but in their country.” ThinkingGivingCountrySecurityGiving UpConcernRussiaBordersIslamicFundamentalismIslamic Fundamentalism Author:John Bolton
“I think it's critical that we return national security issues to the center of the overall political debate in America.” ThinkingAmericaPoliticalIssuesSecurityReturnCriticalDebateNational SecurityPolitical Debates Author:John Bolton
“The Republican Party is the party of national security. There's hardly a national security wing of the Democratic Party anymore. So if we turn away from it, that'll be a big problem.” IfsProblemBigsTurnsPartySecurityRepublicanWingsDemocraticRepublican PartyNational SecurityDemocratic PartyBig Problems Author:John Bolton
“I think the International Criminal Court could be a threat to American security interests, because the prosecutor of the court has enormous discretion in going after war crimes. And the way the Statute of Rome is written, responsibility for war crimes can be taken all the way up the chain of command. This is the sort of investigation that some people who live in Fairyland might like to undertake, but which bears no relationship at all to conditions in the real world.” PeopleThinkingWorldWayWarRealMightInterestResponsibilityTakenWrittenConditionsSecurityCrimeBearsCourtThreatInternationalCriminalsEnormousCommandChainsReal WorldRomeInvestigationDiscretionProsecutorStatutesWar CrimesChain Of Command Author:John Bolton
