Category: General

Wolfowitz calls Bono. Nixon made small talk with Elvis — but it didn’t make it right.

Michael Lind doesn’t mince words in his comments on Paul Wolfowitz moving to head the World Bank. He notes that Wolfowitz has been “astonishingly wrong about U.S. foreign policy for 30 years.

This just from Senator Barack Obama‘s office on subject of Wolfowitz and Bolton nominations: While there are some concerns about Wolfowitz, I am much more concerned about Bolton and the UN, which is a direct statement on how we’re going to interact with the international community.

Two people I respect — Martin Walker and Sebastian Mallaby — are divided on George Bush’s nomination of Paul Wolfowitz to run the World Bank. Martin Walker has my vote this round.

Wolfowitz tapped to head World Bank Pentagon official to replace James Wolfensohn The Associated Press Updated: 9:35 a.m. ET March 16, 2005 WASHINGTON – President Bush will recommend that Defense Deputy Secretary Paul Wolfowitz take over as head of the World Bank, a senior administration official said Wednesday.

Condoleeza Rice is off to India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, China, Japan, and South Korea this week reminding Asia that we remember where the place is. America has been AWOL in the region for some time, but we are trying to quickly reestablish our presence with one of Condi’s power visits.

Check out this well-done UPI piece that queries Senator Chuck Hagel about the “Waxman Brief” on John Bolton. Senator Hagel’s public comments supporting Bolton’s nomination occurred before broad public awareness of the contents of a letter by Rep. Henry Waxman to Rep. Christopher Shays.

Wouldn’t it be useful if outrageous political appointments could be “offset” by compulsory adjustments elsewhere in the administration? In other words, if the Bush administration wanted to invest a lot in John Bolton going to the United Nations as America’s Ambassador, then a corresponding offset of equal weight elsewhere in America’s foreign policy portfolio would…

Media Matters sets the record straight with many pro-Bolton, America Alone Alliance members groping around for Democrats to compare John Bolton to favorably.

Senator Pete Domenici (R-NM) practically accuses John Bolton of undermining American national security by failing to aggressively help secure the elimination in Russia of “about 70 tons of weapons-grade plutonium.” This is the most overt comment yet from a Republican who has problems with John Bolton’s competence and appropriateness as U.S.