John Bolton: Biden Admin Bears ‘Significant Responsibility’ for Iran’s Attack on Israel

CURANAJ All right let ░░░░░░░░ bring in former United ░░░░░░░░ ambassador to the United ░░░░░░░░ John Bolton He s ░░░░░░░░ us on the phone ░░░░░░░░ thank you so much ░░░░░░░░ joining us sir BOLTON ░░░░░░░░ to be with you ░░░░░░░░ Sir let s talk ░░░░░░░░ has had long has ░░░░░░░░ issues with with so ░░░░░░░░ U S officials here ░░░░░░░░ ve ordered fatwas right ░░░░░░░░ are to kill President ░░░░░░░░ former Secretary of State ░░░░░░░░ Pompeo you yourself sir ░░░░░░░░ know Joe Biden he ░░░░░░░░ been kind of doing ░░░░░░░░ policy of appeasement with ░░░░░░░░ It doesn t seem ░░░░░░░░ be working What do ░░░░░░░░ think the strategy should ░░░░░░░░ here President Biden says ░░░░░░░░ stands firm and behind ░░░░░░░░ but then yesterday he ░░░░░░░░ a little you know ░░░░░░░░ washy in a way ░░░░░░░░ he said simply Don ░░░░░░░░ when he had a ░░░░░░░░ for Iran Does Joe ░░░░░░░░ needs to be more ░░░░░░░░ stronger with his rhetoric ░░░░░░░░ it comes to speaking ░░░░░░░░ Iran BOLTON Yeah I ░░░░░░░░ the Biden Administration bears ░░░░░░░░ responsibility for this Iranian ░░░░░░░░ by its from the ░░░░░░░░ not appreciating that the ░░░░░░░░ assault on Israel on ░░░░░░░░ the 7th was part ░░░░░░░░ a larger Iranian strategy ░░░░░░░░ the region called the ░░░░░░░░ of fire around Israel ░░░░░░░░ now we re seeing ░░░░░░░░ itself get into it ░░░░░░░░ noticed that a lot ░░░░░░░░ people are saying well ░░░░░░░░ s not clear in ░░░░░░░░ of the other network ░░░░░░░░ s not clear maybe ░░░░░░░░ is not an escalatory ░░░░░░░░ It is an incredibly ░░░░░░░░ assault with cruise missiles ░░░░░░░░ over 100 drones and ░░░░░░░░ s all that we ░░░░░░░░ of at this point ░░░░░░░░ could be more than ░░░░░░░░ So I think that ░░░░░░░░ Biden Administration should make ░░░░░░░░ clear not just rhetorically ░░░░░░░░ with active assistance for ░░░░░░░░ which I hope is ░░░░░░░░ given and to consider ░░░░░░░░ only how to defend ░░░░░░░░ this attack and whatever ░░░░░░░░ final form is but ░░░░░░░░ Israel s response is ░░░░░░░░ to be And I ░░░░░░░░ it needs to be ░░░░░░░░ very strong attack on ░░░░░░░░ proper DE LA GARZA ░░░░░░░░ Bolton I want to ░░░░░░░░ you about some of ░░░░░░░░ details we re getting ░░░░░░░░ officials are telling us ░░░░░░░░ at Newsmax at CENTCOM ░░░░░░░░ Erik Kurilla who had ░░░░░░░░ in the region had ░░░░░░░░ Israel ahead of the ░░░░░░░░ We also learned just ░░░░░░░░ ago that Biden will ░░░░░░░░ the nation from the ░░░░░░░░ Office this evening What ░░░░░░░░ be the comments coming ░░░░░░░░ I mean at this ░░░░░░░░ though is there anything ░░░░░░░░ administration can say that ░░░░░░░░ actually be able to ░░░░░░░░ or slow or diplomatically ░░░░░░░░ Iran to kind of ░░░░░░░░ pause or do they ░░░░░░░░ have enough cooperation from ░░░░░░░░ and China that they ░░░░░░░░ emboldened and also empowered ░░░░░░░░ the money that Obama ░░░░░░░░ Biden has released for ░░░░░░░░ BOLTON Well I think ░░░░░░░░ feels very confident at ░░░░░░░░ point that the Biden ░░░░░░░░ will not participate in ░░░░░░░░ Israeli attacks of retaliation ░░░░░░░░ they should and I ░░░░░░░░ they will do everything ░░░░░░░░ can to help Israel ░░░░░░░░ against this attack But ░░░░░░░░ question really that the ░░░░░░░░ should address is it ░░░░░░░░ apparent that the Israeli ░░░░░░░░ S effort to deter ░░░░░░░░ from attacking Israel itself ░░░░░░░░ failed and failed in ░░░░░░░░ significant way Even if ░░░░░░░░ we all hope all ░░░░░░░░ drones and cruise missiles ░░░░░░░░ shot down Iran has ░░░░░░░░ demonstrated what it s ░░░░░░░░ to do I mean ░░░░░░░░ we have not declared ░░░░░░░░ on Japan if offense ░░░░░░░░ Pearl Harbor had resulted ░░░░░░░░ no ships being sunk ░░░░░░░░ no casualties would we ░░░░░░░░ just said Oh well ░░░░░░░░ problem Israel faces the ░░░░░░░░ of a nuclear Iran ░░░░░░░░ the very near future ░░░░░░░░ whatever is in these ░░░░░░░░ and cruise missiles coming ░░░░░░░░ Israel now almost certainly ░░░░░░░░ nuclear weapons can Israel ░░░░░░░░ sure the next time ░░░░░░░░ happens that there won ░░░░░░░░ be nuclear weapons sent ░░░░░░░░ way So I really ░░░░░░░░ to re establish deterrence ░░░░░░░░ don t do a ░░░░░░░░ for tat response you ░░░░░░░░ t do a proportional ░░░░░░░░ You do a disproportionate ░░░░░░░░ to make it clear ░░░░░░░░ Iran that they will ░░░░░░░░ far more than anything ░░░░░░░░ could hope to gain ░░░░░░░░ this attack That s ░░░░░░░░ deters them from doing ░░░░░░░░ in the future DE ░░░░░░░░ GARZA Ambassador John Bolton ░░░░░░░░ us during this breaking ░░░░░░░░ right now as Iran ░░░░░░░░ directly attacking Israel this ░░░░░░░░ and taking responsibility for ░░░░░░░░ Ambassador Bolton appreciate your ░░░░░░░░ and comments I m ░░░░░░░░ we ll be speaking ░░░░░░░░ you in the coming ░░░░░░░░ Thank you sir BOLTON ░░░░░░░░ you very much.”