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Bolton and Hannity: Let's Get This War Party Started!
http://www.prisonplanet.com/articles/june2007/160607Bolton.htm
Bolton and Hannity: Let’s Get This War Party Started! News Hounds, June 16,
2007
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Comment: In this piece Hannity makes the false claims that Iran is arming
the Taliban, which Defense Secretarty Gates has admitted there is no proof
of, and then states that Iran has said it wants to "wipe Israel off the map"
a piece of propaganda that has been thoroughly debunked.
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John “I want war against Iran” Bolton was the sole guest on Hannity & Colmes
Thursday night (6/14/07) in another transparent effort to foment war against
Iran and what are we waiting for? Sean Hannity told an approving Bolton, “It
almost seems imperative that we act (against Iran) at some point or we will
regret that we missed this opportunity.” With video.
WATCH VIDEO
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They used the same old scare tactics we have come to expect from neocons
looking for war: We can’t wait; Those who don’t see the urgency don’t get
it. In FOX News’ case, the mantra seems to be: Let’s not get bogged down
with too many facts.
Bolton was ostensibly on the show to discuss the Palestinian unrest. But, as
in his two prior appearances on Hannity & Colmes, Bolton used that issue as
an excuse to drum up war fever against Iran. Rather than consider what
options the US might be able to play in quelling the violence, Bolton wasted
little time looking for opportunities to exploit it. He quickly told Alan
Colmes, who hosted the first part of the interview, “The real issue is did
Hamas decide to do this on its own or did some outside force like Iran have
something to do with it?”
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Colmes asked what proof there is that Iran is involved. Bolton dodged that
question by saying, “There’s no doubt that Iran funds and supplies Hamas
with weapons.” Actually, according to the BBC, there is a doubt. An
excellent article called Q&A: Chaos in Gaza states, "(Hamas') main
supporters are Saudi Arabia and the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt. Iran has
pledged financial support, but it is not clear how much of it has got
through to Gaza." Funny how Bolton never said anything about either Saudi
Arabia or Egypt during the discussion.
Bolton added that he thinks we’re already in a de facto war with Iran in
Iraq. “I think what this shows is that Iran is on a roll in the region.
They’re pushing out, they’re not getting any push back.” Once again, the BBC
says otherwise. An article called "America's Financial War On Iran" is
subtitled, "The United States is waging an undeclared financial war on Iran
as part of efforts to persuade the Tehran government to abandon alleged
plans to acquire nuclear weapons." Funny how you have to go to foreign news
stations for information about our own country.
I so wished Colmes had asked Bolton why, if Iran is such an enemy, it was
such a good idea to overthrow its enemy next door in Iraq and install an
Iranian-friendly government in its place. I’d pay money to see the look on
Bolton’s face at that question. But, sadly, it’s very unlikely anyone in the
corporate media will ask that of any of the Iran-war hawks.
Colmes did ask how on earth we could start a military action against Iran
given how overstretched our forces are already. “How do we do that?”
Bolton dodged the question again. “I think with respect to the nuclear
program, that the military option is important.” He gave no indication how
our overtaxed military would handle the likely consequences. He did concede
as how there are a number of other punitive options we can take to counter
their supposed support for terrorism in the region “well short of military
force but would show Iran that we’re simply not going to tolerate this.” His
only example was an increase of support for Prime Minister Saniora in
Lebanon.
When it was Hannity’s turn, he immediately turned to Iran. In fact, it was
his only interest in the issue. He made some suspicious claims, including
that Bolton “confirmed” that Iran is funding Hamas. “It almost seems
imperative that we act at some point or we will regret that we missed this
opportunity."
Bolton once again dredged up the old Iraq war-drum tactic of belittling
anyone less bellicose. “I regret to say that to date the Europeans simply do
not see the Iranian threat the way we do... At some point, somebody in
Europe has to say, you know, we’ve been trying this for four years, we’ve
tried this behavioral approach… and Iran’s behavior isn’t changed. After
four years of failure, I think it’s time to call it quits.”
Maybe we could say the same thing about the war in Iraq.
By the way, neither Hannity nor Bolton has put their own fannies where their
mouths are. Hannity declined to serve in the military at all. As for Bolton,
the Yale Daily News reports:
Though Bolton supported the Vietnam War, he declined to enter combat duty,
instead enlisting in the National Guard and attending law school after his
1970 graduation. "I confess I had no desire to die in a Southeast Asian rice
paddy," Bolton wrote of his decision in the 25th reunion book. "I considered
the war in Vietnam already lost."
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