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Everybody pursues their national interests. The only one who gets blamed for it is the United States.

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John Bolton
Age: 75
Born: 1948
Born: November 20
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The only way to resolve the North Korean problem is to change the regime.
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Just like Sept. 11, only with nuclear weapons this time, that's the threat. I think that is the threat. I think it's just facing reality. It's not a happy reality, but it's reality and if you don't deal with it, it will become even more unpleasant.
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People don't like to talk about victory and defeat anymore.
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It was right to overthrow Saddam Hussein. It was the regime itself that was a threat. I think in hindsight, what I would have done is turn authority back over to Iraqis much more quickly and say: Your country, you figure out how to run it.
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I don't think there is any good answer to the question why shouldn't gays and lesbians who want to serve their country be allowed to do it.
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