Former UN Ambassador John Bolton discusses international relations in this short five-part series on Uncommon Knowledge. As I've mentioned before, the erudite and articulate Bolton has a knack for incurring the scorn of both the far left (N. Chomsky and the "blame America first" crowd) and the far right (the Buchanan types and fringe isolationists totally detached from reality). Hmm, maybe Bolton has a point or two. His dazzling mastery of international affairs and methodical break-down of events is impressive. It's a shame that Bush didn't follow his advice more consistently over the latter part of his second term. His failure to do so, especially regarding Iran and North Korea, only served to damage his own credibility among conservatives, contributing to the president adrift image.
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