Twenty years on, John Bolton is still defending the US's Iraq War | UpFront
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- Опубліковано 23 бер 2023
- John Bolton was a senior adviser to United States President George W Bush on matters of arms control, non-proliferation and disarmament in the lead-up to the US invasion of Iraq, 20 years ago.
Bolton, one of the strongest proponents for the war, repeatedly made the case that Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein was a threat not just to the United States but also to the wider world, pushing and amplifying claims about weapons of mass destruction and links to al-Qaeda.
But were these claims just pretexts used to forward the longtime objective of some in the Bush administration to overthrow Saddam? And how much dissenting evidence was ignored in the run-up to the war?
On UpFront, Marc Lamont Hill speaks to the Bush-era undersecretary of state for arms control and international affairs and later US ambassador to the United Nations, John Bolton.
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Once a war criminal always a war criminal.
Facts
Unless ur white and American then ur above the law.
This old warmonger is dangerous and should never be near government responsibility. He may feel righteous, but look at the legacy we are dealing with from the outcome of his decisions.
Defect genome With a distored logic and emphaty. Due to inbreeding. Hopefully one Day there Will be genetically tests for defects before taken Any Sane office position.
i wish this warmonger come to turkey we would gladly beat him up for supporting and funding terror right near turkey in order to establish a new puppet kurdish state ! from the very beginning their goal was that and they created isis for this goal they didnt even let turkey vanish isis instead they created seperatist kurdish army and funded them to fight so called isis can you believe this ISIS can survive without any inteligence organizations help and suddenly they popped up with a lost of guns and brand new car right next to powerful nato country it is amazing how these warmonger bastards can do whatever they want and get away with that coming from far way america and they dont let turkey go in syria where terror threats ar coming and they ar hidding under american flag
I agree with you
He's a sick man
Totally agree. He is a sick man and a partological liar and war criminal
When your heart is so black and hardened, this is the result. This man is completely deprived of all humanity and compassion. What a sad human being.
Black ⚫️?
@@wedikeshi8461 he’s a dark individual the Iraq was not justified it was criminal and the Americans and their Allies got away with genocide and rape very huge human rights violations were committed
"black" people arent black, they are dark brown. White people jist decided to call them black
Are you old enough to remember the second invasion of Iraq?
Do you remember when Iraq said they are building nuclear weapons?
I’m guessing not 😂😂
@@Aloh-od3ef Iraqi Court had Saddam Tried & their Court sentenced Saddam to death! Mainly Revisionist history Bull Ship here. Because Saddam gassed his own Northern Kurds w/ chemical weapons, and governed as a tyrant! A dictator who Killed a million soldiers in War w/ Iran, Invaded Kuwait, attempted w/ France's help to attain Nuclear weapons - via his own Reactor.
He Was No goddamm Saint! Had Concubines, looted his Nation's treasury, enjoyed many Extravagant Palaces, after usurping power! And prior 2nd War Saddam DEPORTED the IAEA inspectors Out of Iraq! But the interviewer tries to sanctify Saddam! Held a short interview that was an ambush & kept interrupting!
Without acknowledging that indeed Saddam had deported the inspectors months before being attacked. It was A Biased agenda driven, Host w/ B.S. talking points. Unprofessional & just shouting nonsense propaganda! To this day, the chemicals he used on Kurds, may still have left overs buried in the Vast desert. U.S. could have STAGED - PLANTED evidence if was knowingly dishonest, but U.S. itself was perplexed, and announced mistake, and not STAGE & PLANT evidence!
He is mad and old. Americans called them democracy countries and they act like a dictator. 😮
Democracy is a domestic issue, which can be dictatorial overseas.
He was the same when he was young. A war monger full of hate!
John Bolton calling someone a narcissist. It’s so funny that one of the most narcissistic people to ever walked the earth is calling someone a narcissist.
They say bad things are tough to die. This man never stops being evil.
There's a reason Kissinger is also alive and kicking.
Evil how? Everything he is saying is accurate. You just don't like the truth.. that's on you.
@@gcanyon3114Bush said there were no weapons of mass destruction. What is your point because we are confused.
As an American and a lover of logic and reason, we reject John Bolton and accept we made a major mistake in Iraq. Leaving Saddam in power was a hard decision to make, but we should have let him stay. He had nothing to do with 9/11 and that has been proven time and time again.
Murdering, killing and taping Iraqis illegally without any reasons was merely a mistake? Imagine another country did that to USA?
Yankee Swine - whether true or false, your words are as worthless as your sense of shame or guilt. You don't get to walk it back. Ambassador John Bolton is the representation of raw American power, a hegemonic Himmler. You are nobody to "reject John Bolton".
G W Bush and this guy was behind the 09/11 I wouldn't be surprised and they paid two guys millions dollars to say Iraq had weapons and this guys is talking about 1990s but in 2003 and after 20 yrs USA still in Iraq with no weapons
Because criminals never say we are guilty
Bolton's chuckle & "glad to do it" at the end says it all! :D
This is the killer..
This is the best interviewer I have seen in this era. His outrage is exactly what we need. When outrageous or false claims are being exercised news anchors/Journalists etc. need to be outraged.
John Bolton, a narcissist calling another person narcissist 😂
John Bolton is like a single mother, still running his mouth because he hasn't faced consequences for his mistakes.
This guy has never been in a fair fight in his entire life. He wouldn't last a round.
His Hitler's mustache says it all.
His ''mustache'' is the least of the his problems
Hitler was anti war. This is a stupid comment and false equivalence. Hitler did not believe in nuking countries for the sake of imperialism and he even had a measured approach during war time, choosing to allow the British to retreat for one, not using cyanide when he had it available, this is such a ridiculous comment.
Okay 👍
😂
He should be arrested and put in prison and throw away the key he is evil and hateful man
"We have heard that half a million children have died. I mean, that's more children than died in Hiroshima. And, you know, is the price worth it?" Former Secretary of State, Madeleine Albright, replied: "I think this is a very hard choice. But the price-we think the price is worth it."
Wtfff.. These old men who run congress are Seriously deranged..!!!!
I remember that ALjazeera was so excited when Nato attached Libya and Aljazeera was acting like a Nato propaganda crew on the ground. Why complain against Iraq then ? Why it was OK to attack Libya but not Iraq ?
@@hamidhamidi3134 One reason is that Al Jazeera was a big supporter of the Arab spring (outside of Gulf states) and Gaddafi was actively attacking pro-democracy protestors on a large scale that was increasingly exponentially. The attacks on civilian protestors before the actual armed rebellion were so brutal that many high ranking Libyan military and political officials began resigning and condemned Gaddafi, some claling for foreign military intervention to overthrow him. In 2003 Iraq, Saddam was not attacking or threatening anybody, and for the most part was complying with all demands made by the international community, this is the key difference.
Doubling down is an American exceptionalism thing.
Other countries are more sane and can take responsibility for their mistakes
Lmao no they don't. They just don't apologize like America does.
@@drakemyers3432 USA apology after killing baby's kids children family invade other countries and still in Iraq plus stealing oil fields 20yrs wow a big deal
@@drakemyers3432 what???? US apologizing?? To WHOM??
@@donotreplydumbpeople3866 How many Americans would say the war with Mexico was us taking advantage of a week neighbor? How many Americans would say our leaders lied about Iraq and we should have never done it? The official apology we gave to the Kingdom of Hawaii? What about when Clinton expressed regret and paid 138m in compensation to Iran for agent Orange? The US has even apologized for slavery and Jim Crow, how many reparations discussions are we having? Has China apologized for Tibet? Hong Kong? What do you think they're planning for Taiwan? Has Russia shown any remorse for their invasion of Afghanistan? What about the Checen war? Gerogia? What about Turkey and the Armenian genocide? Any apology for that? You're either ignorant and naive or so filled with spite and envy you don't care.
Pride and ego are preventing him to admit he was wrong
This is like when the police knows someone is a murderer, but they can't prove it, so they charge the killer with something like tax evasion.
Pitiful.
i wish this warmonger come to turkey we would gladly beat him up for supporting and funding terror right near turkey in order to establish a new puppet kurdish state ! from the very beginning their goal was that and they created isis for this goal they didnt even let turkey vanish isis instead they created seperatist kurdish army and funded them to fight so called isis can you believe this ISIS can survive without any inteligence organizations help and suddenly they popped up with a lost of guns and brand new car right next to powerful nato country it is amazing how these warmonger bastards can do whatever they want and get away with that coming from far way america and they dont let turkey go in syria where terror threats ar coming and they ar hidding under american flag
I love Marc he is so awesome interviewing these fools!
I can't believe what I am still hearing. What horrible soul.
We should blame Sadam for claiming he had chemical weapon that he probably didn't have. So you believe him when he said he had, but refused to believe him when he said they have been destroyed.
And for that you went and killed millions of innocent people. Such dark mind.
Lock him up already!
This man is truly wicked
Nope, he's just right, you don't like that.
So many lives lost at the hands of this man. I wonder how he sleeps at night seriously. Lord have mercy 🙄
Impressed with the host for calling out these war mongers..
The Insanity of American War Hawks is Mind Boggling!!!
Insanity how? Everything he said is accurate.
Now they are saying saddam lied to us, for not having wmd..
If sadam have wmd ,they not attack iraq ,why usa not attack north Korea,iran and rusia, because they have wmd
This man should be arrested immediately..
A criminal will never admit to their crime.
Imperialistic bullies
These chickenhawks seldom admit that it was a failure.
Putin is a warmonger but Bolton is not😂😂😂
Victims did not have blond hair blue eyes
It's a case of....
All the US presidents except Trump committed war crimes, hundreds of thousands if not millions have lost their lives because of this rogue and barbaric superpower.
Justified because iraq have oil
U.S. did not steal Iraq's Oil! Then, nor Now! Iraq is doing much better. Iraqi Court had Saddam Tried & their Court sentenced Saddam to death! Revisionist history Bull Ship here. Because Saddam gassed his own Northern Kurds, and governed as a tyrant! A dictator who Killed a million soldiers in War w/ Iran, Invaded Kuwait, attempted w/ France's help to attain Nuclear weapons - via his own Reactor.
He Was No goddamm Saint! Had Concubines, looted his Nation's treasury, enjoyed many Extravagant Palaces! He usurped power! But interviewer trying to sanctify Saddam! Held a short interview that was an ambush & kept interrupting! A Biased agenda driven Host w/ B.S. talking points!
and israel
Great interviewer, glad I came across him
A criminal always justifies the crime! Stupid to ask him his opinion.
Only a psyco can sit there a Lie blantly
Every man has his hill- no matter how lonely it is.
John Bolton for president
Lol my man the anchor is trying to keep his cool
This man is a wicked Man!
You always can "justify " anything -
even the worst Atrocities
this breeds more Atrocities
unstoppable
That's a "human" transitioning into a demon.
Marc Lamont you the best !
He speaks of "the sanctity of UN resolutions" and how it should concern the host that they're being violated. Why no concern about Israel?
In democracy a crazy person advice is accepted.
More and more people who promoted the Iraq invasion, will come out to denounce the atrocities they committed. Tucker Carlson came out and apologised for his role in promoting the war, acknowledging that he'd been duped by his own government. We are waiting for more honest journalists to come out and acknowledge and apologise for their participation. We don't expect the Bolton's and the Bush"s to come out and apologise because that would mean imprisonment.
Iraqi Court had Saddam Tried & their Court sentenced Saddam to death! Revisionist history Bull Ship here. Because Saddam gassed his own Northern Kurds, and governed as a tyrant! A dictator who Killed a million soldiers in War w/ Iran, Invaded Kuwait, attempted w/ France's help to attain Nuclear weapons - via his own Reactor.
He Was No goddamm Saint! Had Concubines, looted his Nation's treasury, enjoyed many Extravagant Palaces! He usurped power! But interviewer trying to sanctify Saddam! Held a short interview that was an ambush & kept interrupting! A Biased agenda driven Host w/ B.S. talking points!
Terrifying and war focused
Iraq: we don't have WMD
Bush: we don't believe you, invade!
.... what a joke
U.S. did not steal Iraq's Oil! Then, nor Now! Iraq is doing much better. Iraqi Court had Saddam Tried & their Court sentenced Saddam to death! Revisionist history Bull Ship here. Because Saddam gassed his own Northern Kurds, and governed as a tyrant! A dictator who Killed a million soldiers in War w/ Iran, Invaded Kuwait, attempted w/ France's help to attain Nuclear weapons - via his own Reactor.
He Was No goddamm Saint! Had Concubines, looted his Nation's treasury, enjoyed many Extravagant Palaces! He usurped power! But interviewer trying to sanctify Saddam! Held a short interview that was an ambush & kept interrupting! A Biased agenda driven Host w/ B.S. talking points!
The lies and arrogance of the self-righteous elite have no boundaries. Money is the game. Power is my name.
The reason this is confusing is because Saddam wanted people, especially Iran, to believe that he had chemical weapons.
Has this guy ever seen a war he didn’t want to start or join in?
i like bolton, a real American.
Arrest this man and put him (John Bolton) on trial!
Who provided Iraq with chemical weapons technology
Europe and America
More everyone is aware chemical weapons have a short life span
John Bolton should be brought to justice for misleading the world regarding Iraq's weapons of mass destruction.
from those whose paths are crooked
and who go astray;
Bolton is completely right here. This interviewer stubbornly ignores the possibility of Sadaam hiding the WMDs, which negates his entire argument. If you can't even entertain the possibility of him hiding them, then you are only interested in one side of the story. If you tell me you have a stash of money in your house, and I go to inspect 2 out of 3 rooms and conclude there is no money to be found in the house. Is that really a thorough inspection? That's essentially what Bolton is saying here, and he is right. I really hope he runs for president... he would 100% have my vote.
WTF??! you just had a criminal president (Trump)… now you want a WAR criminal? Well, come to think, you already had war criminals as presidents a few times, like Bush and Obama, so it’s really not that shocking some people would want another. The difference is that those others weren’t considered criminals BEFORE getting the seat at the Oval Office and Bolton already is a proven war criminal. Insane, just insane
this is sickening!
Thank god my country have no oil
To Bolton’s point, they didn’t have indications that they did or DIDN’T have chemical weapons and Iraq refused to allow inspectors in. How could inspectors say there were no weapons while saying they needed more time?
You heard the man? They conducted 900 inspections at 500 different locations and found nothing! Inspections were taking place
John bolton has a hair brush beneath his nose, how does he eat & drink or is he hiding something ! ? 😆😆😆😆😆
Does he remember this? Does he remember any of this?
This anchor looks incompetent. Rather than interrupting the interviewee, he should have asked the right questions which he clearly didn’t.
My question to him would have been ,after the invasion did Americans find any WMD...
@@tundeayowunmi6983 Spot on.
@@tundeayowunmi6983 they covered that in the interview. You weren't listening?
7:04 In other words, "imma have the last word on this" 🤣
Please come to Norway Bolton
Our city, Kuwait?
So much to comment on in this conversation.
Unbelievable excuses for war.
Icc should arrest Bolton first
Iraqis and Kuwaitis owed Americans their lives for the removal of Saddam regime today. Saddam Hussein was a brutal dictator whose hands were stained with blood of millions of innocent Iraqis aside from war crimes committed by his troops in Kuwait. Thankfully, justice was delivered to him and his henchmen. There’s nothing honorable about the legacy of Saddam Hussein for Iraqis today to reminisce and feel nostalgic about except traumatic events and memories of long endured suffering at the hands of Middle East’s most barbaric and ruthless dictatorship.
Why you think it's OK to destroy innocent people's life's because the citizens of Iraq were the once who suffered the most? The children, women, etc. They had to pay the ultimate cost..
His heart is black
This man have the power to talk because he's in America.
The interviewer should have managed his emotions better. I wish I could have heard everything Bolton had to say.
And the world is flat.
Asking a murderer if a murder is justified. 😅
When Bolton speaks the devil take notes
If weapons inspector asked for more time, it meant they had no reason to assume Iraq didn’t have WMD’s. Saddam was refusing to let the inspectors in. Saddam had a toy gun but it looked real. They took him out.
He shouldve done the research?
John Bolton is correct, because he was there.
Some people just have no shame!
Why the shock? He made millions from it
That caterpillar bellow his nose is causing more of a crime .
Why are such people still walking around!!
Marc is a good interviewer but Bolton is right. Sadaam had to fall.
Everyone knows by now that Bolton is so far removed from reality and common sense. He continues to always make a fool of himself.
Management change has been long overdue
Professional lies of US and UK together.😢
At least hes consistent…
A salute to John bolton vision.
Thank you Al Jazeera program and ashamed of Bolton.
No one can challenger a hypocrite he is fishy
This guy is Sick
I don’t know why these evil & corrupt politicians are not in jail. Over the mass murders of innocent people they have killed. They should all go to jail..
It’s a crazy world. “Morals is used as a weapon to justify one’s own crime.
Do you have WMD's?
Iraq: No
USA: Yes
Just image thousands life just up to how this guy thinking. Scary
Love jimmie the news reader.
He KNOWS.
Yeah.
Bolton was a member in a “swinger club” in New York.
😢
Where's the icc to hold this excuse for a human being responsible for the crimes committed on the Iraqi people