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March 09, 2005
Bolton's nomination greeted with skepticism in Germany
John Bolton's nomination for the post of American Ambassador to the United Nations was seen as questionable by mainstream German media. The Financial Times of Germany called him a hardliner in their headline and the Tagesspiegel said that European Diplomats must have dropped their breakfast pastries when they heard the news.
Bolton is known for being a staunch neo-conservative, with uncompromising beliefs about Taiwanese independence, Iran's nuclear ambitions and Middle East policy. In its report, the Tagesspiegel wrote:
"Many will see Bolton's nomination as a revision to Bush's conciliatory course of the last week."
Is this an obvious slap in the face to the UN and the US's European allies, or as the New York Times reported it, simply a debatable choice?
Posted March 9, 2005 10:26 AM
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