Maybe it's my libertarian philosophy: but being in government is hard. John Bolton governmenthardlibertarian Change image and share on social
Don't get me wrong: I would love to be president. John Bolton lovepresidentwrong Change image and share on social
If Iran obtains nuclear weapons, then almost certainly Saudi Arabia will do the same, as will Egypt, Turkey and perhaps others in the region. John Bolton arabiaegyptiran Change image and share on social
There is no patriotic obligation to help advance the career of a politician who is otherwise pursuing interests that are fundamentally antithetical to your values. That's not the call of patriotism. John Bolton advanceantitheticalcall Change image and share on social
When you have a regime that would be happier in the afterlife than in this life, this is not a regime that is subject to classic theories of deterrence. John Bolton afterlifeclassicdeterrence Change image and share on social
I've been surrounded by some of the best economic minds in the country, and hopefully I've absorbed some of that. John Bolton absorbcountryeconomic Change image and share on social
Everybody pursues their national interests. The only one who gets blamed for it is the United States. John Bolton blameinterestnational Change image and share on social
North Korea is going to get away with keeping its nuclear weapons. John Bolton keepkoreanorth Change image and share on social
In the United States, there is a broadly shared view that the U.N. is one of many potential instruments to advance U.S. issues, and we have to decide whether a particular issue is best done through the U.N. or best done through some other mechanism. John Bolton advancebroadlydecide share on social