Bolton on Obama Winning Peace Prize

" There's no doubt in my mind that president Barack Hussein Obama does not -- the Nobel Peace Prize. I say that but is not a good is it not a good thing that American. Being rewarded no matter how undeserving for promoting world peace that I write that former US ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton joins us now. Which gives you say your idea intro. What what about it got me these -- not. It caught between a rock and a hard place right now in general the crystal requesting 40000 more troops and now the world saying -- mr. Obama's president John. -- story here your -- peaceful man."

" Well it said I think a continuation of a long series of decisions by the Nobel prize committee. Making really very political choices choices that happened to comport with -- view of the way the world should work. Over a period of twenty years or more now. And I think this was a very clear signal in the line of Jimmy Carter in 2002 Al Gore in 2007. Now. Barack Obama that you Americans better get the point of what kind of Americans we like over here."

" And consider what about the premise the chairman of the Nobel committee was doing the new circuit this morning. Talking about you know -- decision to. I'll give the president the Nobel Peace Prize and saying you know look this is something if it's along what you're saying this is something that we try to boost the stature. Of the person we nominated not so much for the accomplishments achieved already. But for the -- potential. Albeit compliment his agenda they noted climate change. They noted. Global diplomacy. Reaching out to your enemies that thus far the US has criticized. For going it alone. This basically is what they weren't. That endorsing."

" Well it's very touching they think they need help the president of the United States these these five but members of the Norwegian parliament. -- but you know the fact is historically the Nobel. Peace prize like the other prizes has been for achievement Theodore Roosevelt in 1906 for ending the war between Russia and Japan Woodrow Wilson that they. Treaty of their side. But it has been in the past twenty years giving awards to people that there there trying to send a political signal that that's the politicize nation are referred to view of how world affairs ought to be conducted. It's based on their own ideological leanings and I think that approach actually has cheapened the Nobel Peace Prize on --"

" ambassador you know it. I understand that there there -- political by nature any awards going to be some political what what confuses me is that the Nobel Peace Prize actually can tell demonstrate the Republicans and Democrats."

" You know they have a they have a very discerning -- on that score Theodore Roosevelt thing just about the last Republican who qualified. But it also goes in in their choices of international organization you know as the United Nations effectiveness has gone down. The number of awards it's received has gone up. Today kicked regular mention you in the 1990s she's an indigenous Guatemalan. Writer. Not entirely clear what that has to do with international peace but but it was to send -- signal of their disapproval of military governments in Latin America is so. It's a particular view of the world it's a view of many in the European -- And I think it saying basically to Americans haven't you've got the point yet these are the kinds of Americans we'd like these are the kind you should elect not not those other kind."

" Yeah that's an interstate and it's just -- thought a lot of people were talking today about whether this is more -- vote in favor of the Obama is a bug. Peace policy or I'd vote against the prior administration the bush policy where do you stand on that. Well I."

" I think it's a philosophical. Snub. A view of assertive American leadership that it's an endorsement. Of the Obama style like calling the first post American president because you know he's above all that patriotism stuff. And I think get away the Nobel committee's trying to reward that that's that's part of why so politicized. In his decision making."

" Bassinet because it's cheap shot that he's not patriotic. Combined. -- Leno I think holly to the same politics that the Nobel peace surprise -- you're accusing that committee and do it you're sitting there doing the same thing with that comment there."

" Right I think I think what I'm doing is so reflecting on the content of Evan Thomas the Newsweek editor. Who mentioned at the time of Obama's speech on the there's Obama sort of above all the nations source sort of like god that's what I mean by post American and."

" Ambassador we're just about out of time I got one final question for and that is who would you have given it to if you -- the Nobel peace committee all to yourself what would you -- donated one point four million dollar student would you -- the price --"

" I wouldn't get enterprise anybody this year they have the option of not doing that and you know when there's not an obvious winner I think it helps the prizes. Prestige not to get that out gratuitously."

" I'm giving it to myself."

" Happy hour maybe like yeah okay okay let's rethink that and thank you the president is donating one point four million to charity ambassador John ball and thank you for joining us with your point of view on this the military thank you very much they --"