Bolt-On Diplomacy

"Blunt diplomatic style"--an obvious oxymoron, by the way--is an understatement. At a time when our national backside is out there hanging in the breeze, the last thing we need is an "am-bad-ass-ador" like Bolton going around pissing off friends and foes alike.

The Bolton Nomination, Act II

UNITED NATIONS, July 26 -- U.N. Ambassador John R. Bolton's blunt diplomatic style has made him a political rock star among conservative Republicans who relish his routine exposure of U.N. foibles and criticism of its bureaucrats.

But international diplomats, including several from countries closely allied with the United States, complain that he has furthered U.S. isolation here and undercut U.S.-backed efforts to reform the sprawling bureaucracy of the United Nations.

UPDATE: Think Progress has a post up explaining why Bolton sucks.

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