Comments for "John Bolton: We Must Bomb Iran Now" Video at VideoSift.com

By marinara

marinara (http://www.videosift.com/member/marinara) — Fri, 09 May 2008 01:13:21 -0700

I confess, I'm skeptical of Fox News. Don't think they are fair.

WHO WROTE THE QUESTIONS FOR THE BLONDE?
WAS HER NAME BARBARA BOMBARAN?

By kronosposeidon

kronosposeidon (http://kronosposeidon.videosift.com) — Fri, 09 May 2008 05:27:06 -0700

The Walrus is still around? Goo goo g'fucking joob.

By twiddles

twiddles (http://twiddles.videosift.com) — Fri, 09 May 2008 07:29:18 -0700

Hmmm... if Israel has the evidence let them bomb Iran. They're big boys. They had no qualms about bombing Iraq or Syria.

Frankly I don't know how the American people (or anyone) would believe a word that "American Intelligence Experts" would say after all the bad intelligence and lies we fell for 5.5 year ago. But then again walruses are soooo cute!

By siftbot

siftbot (http://www.videosift.com/member/siftbot) — Fri, 09 May 2008 10:38:09 -0700

Tags for this video have been changed from 'TPM, John Bolton, Iran, Israel' to 'TPM, John Bolton, Iran, Israel, Fox News' - edited by calvados

By Tofumar

Tofumar (http://www.videosift.com/member/Tofumar) — Fri, 09 May 2008 11:45:33 -0700

^ Yeah, that was an oversight on my part.

By choggie

choggie (http://www.videosift.com/member/choggie) — Fri, 09 May 2008 23:09:56 -0700

they wanna leave Obama the Brahama...nice move paltrey media-let gawd sortem th fuck out....

By tmcdermid

tmcdermid (http://www.videosift.com/member/tmcdermid) — Sat, 10 May 2008 02:48:27 -0700

Please, please please, try and pronounce the word Iranian correctly (like Albanian) I know it's hard but with a little effort it can be done.

By gwiz665

gwiz665 (http://www.videosift.com/member/gwiz665) — Sat, 10 May 2008 06:58:41 -0700

Interviewer: Would you say it's time to.. panic?
Bolton: Yes, I would.

By Constitutional_Patriot

Constitutional_Patriot (http://patriot.videosift.com) — Sat, 10 May 2008 09:38:33 -0700

but.. then some of the "chosen ones" may die! zomg what a tragedy

In reply to this comment by twiddles:
Hmmm... if Israel has the evidence let them bomb Iran. They're big boys. They had no qualms about bombing Iraq or Syria.

By ashes2flames

ashes2flames (http://www.videosift.com/member/ashes2flames) — Sat, 10 May 2008 21:44:58 -0700

What the hell .. we're in the neighborhood anyway .. might as well.

By wazant

wazant (http://www.videosift.com/member/wazant) — Sun, 11 May 2008 01:42:32 -0700

"[Iranians are] aiding the Taliban in Afghanistan." John Bolton @ 1:50

This guy must get the same "intelligence" as John McCain.

By Farhad2000

Farhad2000 (http://farhad.videosift.com) — Sun, 11 May 2008 02:17:31 -0700

The Taliban being aided by the Iranians is the dumbest shit faced lie ever pushed out by these talking heads.

Post collapse of the USSR, the US interest in Afghanistan evaporated, the aid ceased and the country was left without a concrete head of state owing to the Soviet-Afghan war. Warlords arose each vying for power, Pakistan got heavily involved in the Pashtun regions and cultivated the growth of the Taliban via it's Afghan War ISI connections, a Pashtun state influenced by Pakistan would be a lucrative accomplishment for such a strategically located nation.

Support also came from Saudi Arabia as they supported a creation of a Islamic Sunni Sharia state regardless of how flawed the Taliban interpretation of Islam was. Iran being a Shia state was not comfortable with such a development, and supported the warlords of the North and the previous government. To a lesser degree other Central Asian nations got involved.

Afghanistan could lead to lucrative Oil and Gas pipelines from the former Central Asian Nations to ports in Pakistan or Iran.

What happened over the next few years was a great game being played between the Central Asian States, Pakistan, Iran and Saudi Arabia. Each trying to influence the Taliban or the warlords depending on who was aligned with their interests. However the Taliban listened to no one really, while basically taking over the entire country through constant war.

Iran supported more moderate or rather alternative forces to the Taliban (one can't claim any real democratic force was in play). Post 9/11 and the incursion of US forces, Iran also provided ample assistance to the Karzai government, a fact rarely reported on by the media or Washington because it dismantles the war driving narrative.

Iran never supported the Taliban.

To claim such a thing shows either a remarkable misunderstanding of the situation on the ground within its historical context or bold lies being pushed to create a larger bogey man out of Iran.

I believe it's a combination of both.

PS: If you desire a deeper understanding of how the Taliban developed and Afghanistan in the early to late 90s, I recommend Ahmed Rashid's Taliban: Militant Islam, Oil and Fundamentalism in Central Asia.

By campionidelmondo

campionidelmondo (http://www.videosift.com/member/campionidelmondo) — Sun, 11 May 2008 13:14:33 -0700

Was wondering when the warmachine would heat up and put Iran on the spotlight again...Could it possibly have anything to do wiiiiiith THIS?

By grinter

grinter (http://www.videosift.com/member/grinter) — Sun, 11 May 2008 18:43:20 -0700

"We're not supposed to be in Cambodia, but that's where I'm going."

By kulpims

kulpims (http://www.videosift.com/member/kulpims) — Mon, 12 May 2008 01:53:09 -0700

if all the money that has been pumped into US war machinery in the last years would be used to develop new alternative energy technologies, the US wouldn't have a reason for this "drang nach Ost" politics

By phelixian

phelixian (http://www.videosift.com/member/phelixian) — Mon, 12 May 2008 10:51:59 -0700

Why is Bolton such an ass clown?
He should just give up his punditry and go play poker for the rest of his life with Rumsfeld, Tenet, and Jim Baker. At least there their lies and bluffs won't hurt anyone.

By choggie

choggie (http://www.videosift.com/member/choggie) — Mon, 12 May 2008 11:25:13 -0700

Can we still kill the Jew-hater Hackmenhandjob???...wait...another turd would simply pop out in his place-Let Israel do it, they got the timing down anyhow.....

By Pooterius

Pooterius (http://www.videosift.com/member/Pooterius) — Mon, 12 May 2008 16:25:49 -0700

An interesting experiment: watch this, then watch it again while covering up the (unrelated) montages of soldiers and the Iranian facilities while he's ranting. The piece has much less emotional impact and this guys comes across as even stupider.