Bolton, BBC Interviewer Spar On Air
Boy, the BBC sure had to deal with some heated situations last week.
There was the whole dust-up between the BBC and the Church of Scientology. And John Bolton, the man who used to be America's top diplomat at the United Nations, had a rather interesting exchange with a BBC presenter late last week.
It seems that Bolton didn't like it when John Humphrys, the host of the BBC's flagship "Today" radio program, asked if the Bush administration was a "busted flush" after the failures in Iraq, Agence France-Presse reports.
"You're absolutely wrong ... The people who express the point of view that you just expressed I think were largely anti-American beforehand anyway," said the ex-ambassador.
When Humphrys suggested that billionaire philanthropist George Soros might take that view, Bolton shot back: "Are you kidding me? This is a man of the extreme left."
"I'm sure you would find a great deal in common with him as would many others on the continent," he added, referring to widespread anti-American sentiment in Europe.
The BBC man defended himself, saying he was impartial but just asking questions as a devil's advocate and adding: "Maybe they don't do it like that in the United States."
Bolton: "I know, you're a superior Brit, aren't you?"
During the interview, Bolton also denied that he was a neoconservative, but he did say he felt the "neocon adventure" was very much alive.
Earlier in the week, Bolton basically said it's time to stop fooling around with Iran. He said economic sanctions with "pain" need to be the next step taken, then an attempt to overthrow the ruling regime, and if that doesn't work, military force would be necessary.
4:48 PM ET | 05-21-2007 | permalink
