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Bush Backs Bolton Fireball As Senate Continues Investigation
John Stith
Staff Writer
2005-04-25
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John Bolton wallows through the mire of controversy as President Bush continues to offer support his man under fire. John Bolton's confirmation as the next ambassador to the United Nations would seem to be anything but a done deal.
Bolton remains under intense scrutiny over accusations of abusiveness to state department staff, inability to follow orders and perhaps the most daunting issue, his distaste for the United Nations.
A recent note from former Secretary of State, Colin Powell said Powell couldn't support his nomination.
Accusations continue to surface about Bolton's ethics as well. A number of accusations have surfaced about him threatening other diplomats, even threatening them at some point.
In a recent Newsweek story, a British diplomat complained to then Secretary of State Colin Powell that Bolton was working with the rest of the group in negotiations that eventually led to the disarmament of Libya.
Arizona Sen. Jon Kyl, chairman of the Republican Policy Committee, said on ABC's "This Week" Bolton is being wronged and is misrepresented.
"What you have here is an individual who is extraordinarily capable," he said.
On This Week, Senator Joe Biden, ranking Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee said, "This is about whether or not you try to alter intelligence data, alter what intelligence data says, or intimidate experts in the intelligence community to say something different than you want said."
Connecticut Democratic Senator Christopher Dodd suggested, He would do himself, and I think the country, a favor by withdrawing."
"Under Bolton's tenure as undersecretary for arms control," Leahy said to CNN, "Iran has made progress toward developing a nuclear weapon, and North Korea "has gone way beyond anything that the United States said it would tolerate."
President Bush, vice-president Cheney and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice continue to back Bolton showing no signs of withdrawing the nomination.
Senator Arlen Spectre (R- Pennsylvania) said on CNN that this debate is simply, "too close to call."
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John is a staff writer for SecurityProNews covering cyber security.
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