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John Bolton Supports McCain Because He's More Hawkish Than Bush on Iraq and Iran
February 9, 2008 |
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In remarks yesterday to CPAC, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) attacked Democrats for allegedly not recognizing "the threat posed by an Iran with nuclear ambitions," claiming to know that Iran is pledging to "possess the weapons to advance their malevolent ambitions."
Speaking at CPAC today, notorious Iran war hawk John Bolton emphasized his support for McCain, saying McCain proved he is "stronger" than the Bush administration with the senator's statement on Iran. Bolton claims Bush is too "moderate" and has a foreign policy in "freefall" because he has yet to bomb Iran:
I think Senator McCain's statement here yesterday on how he would handle the Iranian program is stronger than the current Bush administration policy. And thank goodness, because the Bush administration policy now lies on the ocean floor. ... I didn't think the policy the administration was pursuing was robust enough.Echoing Bolton, this morning, McCain revealed that he was "skeptical" of the recent National Intelligence Estimate, which said that Iran had halted its nuclear weapons production in 2003. "I continue to worry about...Persian domination of the region," he said.
Satyam Khanna is a Research Associate for The Progress Report and ThinkProgress.org at the Center for American Progress.
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