Dr Demarche - I've received a few e-mails asking for comment on what I think of the nomination of Undersecretary of State John Bolton to be Ambassador to the UN. Take a look at these headlines:
* Bush names hard-liner as ambassador to UN
* US names hawk as ambassador to UN
* Dismay as US sends hawk to UN
* Bush names fierce critic to UN role
and my favorite: The Neocons' Wet Dream: John Bolton- Bush regime sends a WMD to the U.N.
Now, what do you think I think about? All I can say is, it's about time. Welcome to the second term, Kofi. Hopefully this will be enough to bring the Diplomad out of retirement, even if briefly. A few reasons to like this nomination:
The French don't like him: ``Talk about reopening old wounds,'' said Francois Heisbourg, director of the Paris-based Foundation for Strategic Research think-tank. ``This sends entirely the wrong message.''
The Syrians don't like him: ``This is an extremely bad message that Bush has submitted to the neo-conservatives,'' said Imad Shoueibi, a Syrian political analyst in Damascus. ``They should have a more moderate figure representing them at the United Nations, but instead they have one of the most radical.''
The Germans don't like him: Eberhard Sandschneider, a policy scholar at the German Council on Foreign Relations, said many Europeans were relieved when Bolton was passed over for the secretary of state's job in favor of Condoleezza Rice.
The Iranians don't like him: ``The presence of hard-liner Bolton in the U.N. prepares the ground for U.S. intervention in the organization,'' Iran's state-run radio said in a commentary. ``But Bolton will not achieve this because the world community will resist him.''
All that, and the mustache to boot.
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