John Bolton, has been a strong backer of the war in Iraq and critic of most things multilateral. Now, he is President Bush’s pick for U.N. ambassador.
Bolton is no fan of the U.N. He once said that America should be the only permanent member of the Security Council. Critics say he’s the wrong man the job. But his supporters say that he has a tough-talking, get-things-done approach that makes him precisely the man needed to represent the U.S. The U.N. needs tough love, they say, and Bolton is the man to deliver it.
As the Senate gears up to debate his nomination, we will hear from both sides, and talk about the kind of medicine the U.N. needs, and what kind of signal John Bolton would send as Ambassador.
Guests:
Sonni Efron, Diplomatic Correspondent for The Los Angeles Times
Frank Gaffney Jr., President of the Center for Security Policy
Lord David Hannay, Former British Ambassador to the United Nations from 1990 to 1995
Casper Weinberger, Former U.S. Defense Secretary
Don Kraus, executive vice president of Citizens for Global Solutions;