The US must stand with Hong Kong, and remain a determined force for its autonomy.
Hong KongJohn Bolton, June 2020It's not natural disasters that are to blame for the deprivation of the North Korean people, but the failed policies of Kim Jong Il.
North KoreaJohn BoltonThe only thing that will stop Iran from getting nuclear weapons is regime change in Tehran.
Iran, Nuclear WeaponsJohn Bolton, November 2009I think the International Criminal Court could be a threat to American security interests, because the prosecutor of the court has enormous discretion in going after war crimes. And the way the Statute of Rome is written, responsibility for war crimes can be taken all the way up the chain of command.
John BoltonPoliticians, like generals, have a tendency to fight the last war.
John BoltonWell, I'm a libertarian conservative, so I believe in limited government/maximum individual freedom.
John BoltonThere's no such thing as the United Nations. If the U.N. secretary building in New York lost 10 stories, it wouldn't make a bit of difference.
John BoltonNegotiation is not a policy. It's a technique. It's something you use when it's to your advantage, and something that you don't use when it's not to your advantage.
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