Bolton: King of Jordan’s Actions ‘Precisely the Way a Real Leader Should Respond’

PIRRO The administration has ░░░░░░░░ out its national security ░░░░░░░░ in an attempt to ░░░░░░░░ the president s priorities ░░░░░░░░ protecting the nation With ░░░░░░░░ now is former U ░░░░░░░░ Ambassador to the U ░░░░░░░░ and Fox News contributor ░░░░░░░░ Bolton Good evening ambassador ░░░░░░░░ Pleasure to be with ░░░░░░░░ PIRRO Susan Rice the ░░░░░░░░ who blamed Benghazi on ░░░░░░░░ despicable video said that ░░░░░░░░ nation is stronger than ░░░░░░░░ ve been in a ░░░░░░░░ long time Do you ░░░░░░░░ BOLTON Well she s ░░░░░░░░ a different planet You ░░░░░░░░ this national security strategy ░░░░░░░░ be great as a ░░░░░░░░ aid It s filled ░░░░░░░░ platitudes and it s ░░░░░░░░ as if everything is ░░░░░░░░ Russia is not a ░░░░░░░░ terrorism is not a ░░░░░░░░ nuclear proliferation is not ░░░░░░░░ problem It really is ░░░░░░░░ cover for the administration ░░░░░░░░ failures and some of ░░░░░░░░ things that the administration ░░░░░░░░ said in defending its ░░░░░░░░ really boggle the mind ░░░░░░░░ idea that everything is ░░░░░░░░ you know we re ░░░░░░░░ in an existential threat ░░░░░░░░ World War II or ░░░░░░░░ Cold War Doesn t ░░░░░░░░ make you feel good ░░░░░░░░ it s not the ░░░░░░░░ of civilization we face ░░░░░░░░ s just incredible PIRRO ░░░░░░░░ you know what I ░░░░░░░░ incredible I mean there ░░░░░░░░ just one phrase in ░░░░░░░░ where they talk about ░░░░░░░░ and the strategy of ░░░░░░░░ patience Patience to what ░░░░░░░░ gets a nuclear I ░░░░░░░░ t understand it BOLTON ░░░░░░░░ Look the strategy and ░░░░░░░░ Rice s speech were ░░░░░░░░ many senses Orwellian That ░░░░░░░░ a good example because ░░░░░░░░ there means your enemies ░░░░░░░░ stronger They talk about ░░░░░░░░ leadership that Big Brother ░░░░░░░░ 1984 would appreciate It ░░░░░░░░ just exactly the opposite ░░░░░░░░ what s required And ░░░░░░░░ are so many examples ░░░░░░░░ s nuclear weapons program ░░░░░░░░ being the worst It ░░░░░░░░ true we don t ░░░░░░░░ an exchange of nuclear ░░░░░░░░ with the Soviet Union ░░░░░░░░ what s the president ░░░░░░░░ do when a terrorist ░░░░░░░░ a nuclear weapon and ░░░░░░░░ it in say Chicago ░░░░░░░░ he just gonna say ░░░░░░░░ was just Chicago It ░░░░░░░░ t every American city ░░░░░░░░ mean it really exposes ░░░░░░░░ president s thinking and ░░░░░░░░ that reason alone deserves ░░░░░░░░ lot of attention PIRRO ░░░░░░░░ strategy position comes out ░░░░░░░░ ISIS claims an American ░░░░░░░░ was killed by the ░░░░░░░░ in a Jordanian airstrike ░░░░░░░░ of all do you ░░░░░░░░ that BOLTON No not ░░░░░░░░ all It s a ░░░░░░░░ that we haven t ░░░░░░░░ any sign of life ░░░░░░░░ this hostage in I ░░░░░░░░ close to a year ░░░░░░░░ and it s a ░░░░░░░░ reality But I m ░░░░░░░░ the likelihood is that ░░░░░░░░ may have died in ░░░░░░░░ God knows under what ░░░░░░░░ and ISIS with a ░░░░░░░░ eye for propaganda is ░░░░░░░░ to blame the Jordanians ░░░░░░░░ gives them the excuse ░░░░░░░░ what she died I ░░░░░░░░ that s not right ░░░░░░░░ I fear that it ░░░░░░░░ PIRRO Well to blame ░░░░░░░░ Jordanians which then might ░░░░░░░░ a rift between America ░░░░░░░░ Jordan I mean the ░░░░░░░░ thing is full of ░░░░░░░░ But the King Abdullah ░░░░░░░░ response when he heard ░░░░░░░░ the pilot when he ░░░░░░░░ the video how would ░░░░░░░░ compare that to our ░░░░░░░░ And was he too ░░░░░░░░ Kind Abdullah or is ░░░░░░░░ the way that a ░░░░░░░░ responds BOLTON It is ░░░░░░░░ the way a real ░░░░░░░░ responds His fellow country ░░░░░░░░ has been brutally murdered ░░░░░░░░ s leading his people ░░░░░░░░ doing what they need ░░░░░░░░ do to defend themselves ░░░░░░░░ s asked for help ░░░░░░░░ his ally the United ░░░░░░░░ One can only guess ░░░░░░░░ the administration will do ░░░░░░░░ s right there on ░░░░░░░░ ground ISIS is just ░░░░░░░░ few miles away and ░░░░░░░░ is infiltrated inside Jordan ░░░░░░░░ a conservable extent So ░░░░░░░░ the president says there ░░░░░░░░ no existential threat to ░░░░░░░░ United States he s ░░░░░░░░ ignoring the fact that ░░░░░░░░ in particular is an ░░░░░░░░ threat to some of ░░░░░░░░ s allies Jordan the ░░░░░░░░ producing monarchies on the ░░░░░░░░ potentially Israel potentially inside ░░░░░░░░ countries This is a ░░░░░░░░ that s gonna lead ░░░░░░░░ into trouble in much ░░░░░░░░ same way that the ░░░░░░░░ policies of the 1930s ░░░░░░░░ to that existential threat ░░░░░░░░ War II PIRRO Very ░░░░░░░░ ambassador what was your ░░░░░░░░ when you heard about ░░░░░░░░ saw the video of ░░░░░░░░ burning alive of the ░░░░░░░░ pilot BOLTON Well it ░░░░░░░░ shocking but I have ░░░░░░░░ say these people are ░░░░░░░░ and cynical enough to ░░░░░░░░ that that active brutality ░░░░░░░░ fracture what s left ░░░░░░░░ the coalition against them ░░░░░░░░ intimidate their opponents can ░░░░░░░░ a lot of people ░░░░░░░░ the United States say ░░░░░░░░ s far away let ░░░░░░░░ not do anything about ░░░░░░░░ And to the extent ░░░░░░░░ they ve got a ░░░░░░░░ ear in the White ░░░░░░░░ I m afraid their ░░░░░░░░ may succeed PIRRO Interesting ░░░░░░░░ right Ambassador Bolton thanks ░░░░░░░░ much for being with ░░░░░░░░ BOLTON: “Thank you, Jeanine.”