It certainly would make the GOP nomination battle more interesting if Ambassador Bolton were to decide to run. He would do so in order to bring foreign policy and national security to the fore as issues. One question: If he and Sarah Palin run, who would the media hate more? Bolton, who would seek the Republican nomination should he run, rejected the idea that sanctions could eventually affect Iran's nuclear ambitions as some in the US and even Israel have suggested. "The most likely outcome with respect to Iran is that it gets nuclear weapons and very, very soon," he said. "Given that diplomacy has failed, given that sanctions have failed, the only alternative to an Iran with nuclear weapons is a limited military strike against the nuclear weapons program."Though he said he doesn't prefer such action, he believes it's better than the alternatives. And he dismissed the argument that a focused strike would cause regional instability, pointing to Wikileaks'...(Read Full Post)