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April 26, 2005
Another Partisan Hit From An Ex-Diplomat
John Hinderaker at Powerline profiles Frederick Vreeland, a former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, who sent to Sen. Joe Biden an email critical of U.N. ambassador nominee John Bolton. After a very thorough exposure of Vreeland's career proclivities, Hinderaker offers his conclusion:
So Frederick Vreeland's opposition to Bolton, which is being promoted as a non-partisan critique by a "former colleague," throws the issue of Bolton's nomination into stark relief. John Bolton stands for a certain set of opinons and values, which mirror those of President Bush: he doesn't think America is to blame for terrorist attacks; he doesn't think the U.N. is morally superior to the U.S.; he thinks the job of an American diplomat is to advance the interests of the United States, not other countries; and he sees neither virtue nor advantage in treachery toward American allies, especially Israel. Bolton's enemies hate him because of these values and opinions, not because he lacks the suave manners of the State Department clique that, for decades, has gotten everything wrong about the Middle East.
Dead on target. If John Hinderaker can condense this argument down into one very succinct paragraph, why can't the administration do a better job of promoting and defending Bolton? Hindrocket is a very smart man, but come on.
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