Potential presidential candidate John Bolton strikes a hard line against nuclear nonproliferation.
In a few hours, the former US ambassador to the United Nations will announce his decision to run for president. John Bolton will reveal his candidacy via Facebook before holding a press conference with the more traditional media.
Although his name may be widely unknown, Bolton has been busy the past few months participating in key campaign circuit events such as the Iowa Freedom Summit, the Conservative Political Action Conference, and the First in the Nation Summit in New Hampshire.
When asked about his presidential run by the Zionist Organization of America, Bolton replied:
“One of the things that personally dissuades me is that I’m not wealthy, but one of the things that may bring me into this is the opportunity to debate Hillary. Hillary was one year ahead of me in law school. She was a radical then and is a radical now. She doesn’t have any problem getting to the left of Elizabeth Warren. Her Hard Choices book shows no differences from Obama. She is in the same place politically as Obama.”
As he embarks on the campaign trail, Bolton has focused nearly exclusively on foreign politics, widely considered to be the most important issue of 2016. His harsh criticism of the US policy abroad has at times drawn outrage.
Last week, a speech he gave at Union College in New York sparked student protests. Nuclear proliferation was the main focus of his talk, which he used mainly to attack President Obama’s decision to try and deal with Iran.
“I think the U.S. should be completely committed to not letting another country get nuclear weapons,” said Bolton
Even so, he admitted “those who want to succeed (at developing nuclear weapons) typically do.”
He explained that if Iran was allowed to develop nuclear technology- for peaceful purposes or otherwise- Israel would most likely take military action.
“We should support an Israeli decision to use force against Iran,” said Bolton.
Bolton has never held elected office but he served in the White house since the days of Ronald Reagan. He was appointed US ambassador to the UN by George W Bush. While Bolton is unlikely to garner the Republican nomination, who could force other candidates to tact further right than they would otherwise.
